로

로 U+B85C, 로 HANGUL SYLLABLE RO Composition: ㄹ + ㅗ ← 롛 [U+B85B] Hangul Syllables 록 → [U+B85D]

로록롞롟론롡롢 롣롤롥롦롧롨롩 롪롫롬롭롮롯롰 롱롲롳롴롵롶롷
례 ←	→ 롸

See also: -로 and -로-

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [로]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ro
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	lo
McCune–Reischauer?	ro
Yale Romanization?	lo

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 爐.

Noun

로 • (ro) (hanja 爐)

1. North Korea standard form of 노(爐) (no, “furnace”)

Suffix

—로 • (-ro) (hanja 爐)

1. furnace

   ‎원자(原子) (wonja, “atom”) + ‎-로(爐) (-ro) → ‎원자로(原子爐) (wonjaro, “nuclear reactor”, literally “atom furnace”)

Derived terms

• Korean terms suffixed with -로 (爐)

  원자로

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ῥῶ (rhô).

Noun

로 • (ro)

1. rho (name of the Greek, Ancient Greek letter ρ)

Coordinate terms

• Greek script letter names: 알파 (alpa) · 베타 (beta) · 감마 (gamma) · 델타 (delta) · 엡실론 (epsillon) · 제타 (jeta) · 에타 (eta) · 테타 (teta) · 요타 (yota) · 카파 (kapa) · 람다 (ramda) · 뮤 (myu) · 뉴 (nyu) · 크시 (keusi) · 오미크론 (omikeuron) · 파이 (pai) · 로 (ro) · 시그마 (sigeuma) · 타우 (tau) · 입실론 (ipsillon) · 피 (pi) · 키 (ki) · 프시 (peusi) · 오메가 (omega) ^[edit]

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 老.

Prefix

로— • (ro-) (hanja 老)

1. North Korea standard form of 노(老)- (no-, “old; aged”)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 路.

Suffix

—로 • (-ro) (hanja 路)

1. road, route; avenue, street

   ‎항공(航空) (hanggong, “aviation”) + ‎-로(路) (-ro) → ‎항공로(航空路) (hanggongno, “airways”)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 路 for Sino-Korean compounds of 로 (路, ro).

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

로 • (ro)

More information

1. 露:

   (MC reading: 露 (MC luH))

2. 勞:

   (MC reading: 勞 (MC law|lawH))

3. 爐:

   (MC reading: 爐 (MC lu))

4. 魯:

   (MC reading: 魯 (MC luX))

5. 盧:

   (MC reading: 盧 (MC lu))

6. 鷺:

   (MC reading: 鷺 (MC luH))

7. 撈:

   (MC reading: 撈 (MC law))

8. 擄:

   (MC reading: 擄 (MC luX))

9. 櫓:

   (MC reading: 櫓 (MC luX))

10. 潞:

    (MC reading: 潞 (MC luH))

11. 瀘:

    (MC reading: 瀘 (MC lu))

12. 蘆:

    (MC reading: 蘆 (MC ljo|lu))

13. 輅:

    (MC reading: 輅 (MC luH))

14. 鹵:

    (MC reading: 鹵 (MC luX))

15. 嚧:

    (MC reading: 嚧 (MC lu))

16. 虜:

    (MC reading: 虜 (MC luX))

17. 璐:

    (MC reading: 璐 (MC luH))

18. 櫨:

    (MC reading: 櫨 (MC lu))

19. 蕗:

    (MC reading: 蕗)

20. 潦:

    (MC reading: 潦 (MC lawX|lawH))

21. 瓐:

    (MC reading: 瓐 (MC lu))

22. 澇:

    (MC reading: 澇 (MC law|lawX|lawH))

23. 壚:

    (MC reading: 壚 (MC lu))

24. 滷:

    (MC reading: 滷 (MC luX|tsyhek|dek))

25. 玈:

    (MC reading: 玈 (MC lu))

26. 癆:

    (MC reading: 癆 (MC lawH))

27. 窂:

    (MC reading: 窂 (MC law))

28. 鸕:

    (MC reading: 鸕 (MC lu))

29. 艪:

    (MC reading: 艪)

30. 艫:

    (MC reading: 艫 (MC lu))

31. 轤:

    (MC reading: 轤 (MC lu))

32. 鐪:

    (MC reading: 鐪 (MC luX))

33. 鑪:

    (MC reading: 鑪 (MC lu))

34. 顱:

    (MC reading: 顱 (MC lu))

35. 髗:

    (MC reading: 髗 (MC lu))

36. 鱸:

    (MC reading: 鱸 (MC lu))

37. 鱸:

    (MC reading: 鱸 (MC lu))