민

민 U+BBFC, 민 HANGUL SYLLABLE MIN Composition: ㅁ + ㅣ + ㄴ ← 믻 [U+BBFB] Hangul Syllables 믽 → [U+BBFD]

미믹믺믻민믽믾 믿밀밁밂밃밄밅 밆밇밈밉밊밋밌 밍밎및밐밑밒밓
믜 ←	→ 바

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 믠 (Yale: mùy-n), the past adnominal form of 믜다〮 (Yale: mùy-tá, “(of hair) to fall off, etc.”). 맨 (maen) is originally an ablaut variant.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [min]
• Phonetic hangul: [민]

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

Verb

민 • (min)

1. past adnominal of 미다 (mida, “(for hair) to fall off, etc.”)

Prefix

민— • (min-)

1. unadorned, bare, lacking

Derived terms

• 민낯 (minnat)
• 민달팽이 (mindalpaeng'i)
• 민머리 (minmeori)
• 민소매 (minsomae)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 民 (“people”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [min]
• Phonetic hangul: [민]

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

Noun

민 • (min) (hanja 民)

1. (literary) the people

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 民 for Sino-Korean compounds of 민 (民, min).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 閔.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [min]
• Phonetic hangul: [민]

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

Proper noun

민 • (Min) (hanja 閔)

1. a Min surname from Chinese.

See also

• Appendix:Korean surnames

Etymology 4

From Middle Korean 민〯 (Yale: mǐn).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mi(ː)n]
• Phonetic hangul: [민(ː)]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Verb

민 • (min)

1. past adnominal of 밀다 (milda, “to push”)

Etymology 5

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

민 (min)

Extended content

岷: name of a mountain (eumhun reading: 산이름 민 (sanireum min)) (MC reading: 岷 (MC mˠiɪn)) 悶: agonize (eumhun reading: 번민할 민 (beonminhal min)) (MC reading: 悶 (MC muənH)) 愍: worry (eumhun reading: 근심할 민 (geunsimhal min)) (MC reading: 愍 (MC mˠiɪnX)) 憫: pity (eumhun reading: 불쌍히 여길 민 (bulssanghi yeogil min)) (MC reading: 憫 (MC mˠiɪnX)) 敏: keen (eumhun reading: 민첩할 민 (mincheophal min)) (MC reading: 敏 (MC mˠiɪnX)) 旻: heaven (eumhun reading: 하늘 민 (haneul min)) (MC reading: 旻 (MC mˠiɪn)) 旼: gentle (eumhun reading: 화할 민 (hwahal min)) (MC reading: 旼 (MC mˠiɪn)) 民: peasants (eumhun reading: 백성 민 (baekseong min)) (MC reading: 民 (MC miɪn)) 泯: perish (eumhun reading: 망할 민 (manghal min)) (MC reading: 泯 (MC miɪn, miɪnX)) 玟: jade (eumhun reading: 옥돌 민 (okdol min)) (MC reading: 玟) 珉: jade (eumhun reading: 옥돌 민 (okdol min)) (MC reading: 珉 (MC mˠiɪn)) 緡: fishing line (eumhun reading: 낚시줄 민 (naksijul min)) (MC reading: 緡 (MC mˠiɪn)) 閔: surname (eumhun reading: 성씨 민 (seongssi min)) (MC reading: 閔 (MC mˠiɪnX)) 忞: exert (eumhun reading: 힘쓸 민 (himsseul min)) (MC reading: 忞 (MC mˠiɪn)) 忟: strong (eumhun reading: 강인할 민 (gang'inhal min)) (MC reading: 忟) 暋: stout (eumhun reading: 굳셀 민 (gutsel min)) (MC reading: 暋 (MC mˠiɪnX)) 湣: temple name (eumhun reading: 시호 민 (siho min)) (MC reading: 湣) 緍: fishing line (eumhun reading: 낚시줄 민 (naksijul min)) (MC reading: 緍) 罠: net (eumhun reading: 그물 민 (geumul min)) (MC reading: 罠 (MC mˠiɪn)) 苠: vegetable heart (eumhun reading: 속대 민 (sokdae min)) (MC reading: 苠) 閩: tribe name (eumhun reading: 종족이름 민 (jongjogireum min)) (MC reading: 閩 (MC mˠiɪn, mɨun)) 鰵: sawedged perch (eumhun reading: 다금바리 민 (dageumbari min)) (MC reading: 鰵 (MC mˠiɪnX)) 黽: exert (eumhun reading: 힘쓸 민 (himsseul min)) (MC reading: 黽 (MC miɪnX, miᴇnX, mˠɛŋX))