만

만 U+B9CC, 만 HANGUL SYLLABLE MAN Composition: ㅁ + ㅏ + ㄴ Dubeolsik input: a-k-s ← 맋 [U+B9CB] Hangul Syllables 맍 → [U+B9CD]

마막맊맋만맍많 맏말맑맒맓맔맕 맖맗맘맙맚맛맜 망맞맟맠맡맢맣
리 ←	→ 매

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 만〮 (Yale: mán).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠n]
• Phonetic hangeul: [만]

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

Particle

만 • (man)

1. only

   나는 너만을 사랑해.

   Naneun neomaneul saranghae.

   I love only you.

2. even

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 萬 (“ten thousand”), from the Middle Korean reading 만〯 (Yale: mǎn).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠(ː)n]
• Phonetic hangeul: [만(ː)]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	man
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	man
McCune–Reischauer?	man
Yale Romanization?	mān

Numeral

만 • (man) (hanja 萬)

1. ten thousand

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 萬 for Sino-Korean compounds of 만 (萬, man).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 灣.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠n]
• Phonetic hangeul: [만]

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

Noun

만 • (man) (hanja 灣)

1. (geography) bay, gulf

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 灣 for Sino-Korean compounds of 만 (灣, man).

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

만 (man)

Extended content

晚: (MC reading: 晚 (MC mʉɐnX)) 滿: (MC reading: 滿 (MC muɑnX)) 慢: (MC reading: 慢 (MC mˠanH)) 漫: (MC reading: 漫 (MC muɑnH)) 曼: (MC reading: 曼 (MC muɑn, mʉɐnH)) 蔓: (MC reading: 蔓 (MC muɑn, mʉɐnH)) 鏋: (MC reading: 鏋 (MC muɑnX)) 卍: (MC reading: 卍) 娩: (MC reading: 娩 (MC mʉɐnX, mˠiᴇnX, mɨunH, mʉɐnH, pʰʉɐnH)) 巒: (MC reading: 巒 (MC luɑn)) 彎: (MC reading: 彎 (MC ʔˠuan)) 挽: (MC reading: 挽 (MC mʉɐnX)) 瞞: (MC reading: 瞞 (MC muɑn)) 輓: (MC reading: 輓 (MC mʉɐnX, mʉɐnH)) 饅: (MC reading: 饅 (MC muɑn)) 鰻: (MC reading: 鰻 (MC muɑn, mʉɐnH)) 蠻: (MC reading: 蠻 (MC mˠan)) 墁: (MC reading: 墁 (MC muɑn, muɑnH)) 嫚: (MC reading: 嫚 (MC mˠanH)) 幔: (MC reading: 幔 (MC muɑnH)) 縵: (MC reading: 縵 (MC muɑnH, mˠanH)) 謾: (MC reading: 謾 (MC muɑn, mˠan, miᴇn, muɑnH, mˠanH)) 蹣: (MC reading: 蹣 (MC buɑn, muɑn)) 鏝: (MC reading: 鏝 (MC muɑn, muɑnH)) 鬘: (MC reading: 鬘 (MC mˠan)) 万: Alternative form of 萬 (MC reading: 万 (MC mʉɐnH, mək̚))

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo). [1]