와

Character	와
Hangul Syllables	U+C640
Composition	ㅇ + ㅘ
Dubeolsik keyboard entry	d-h-k

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɐ/
• Phonetic hangul: 와

Romanization

Revised	wa	transliteration	wa
McCune–Reischauer	wa	Yale	wa

Etymology 1

와 왁 왂 왃 완 왅 왆 왇 왈 왉 왊 왋 왌 왍 왎 왏 왐 왑 왒 왓 왔 왕 왖 왗 왘 왙 왚 왛
오 ←	왜 →

Syllable

와 (transliterations: RR wa, RRT , McCune–Reischauer wa, Yale wa)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ and ㅘ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Particle

와 (wa)

1. and
2. with; together with

   우유와 딸기 — uyu-wa ttalgi — milk with strawberries

3. in relation to

Alternative forms

• 과 (gwa)

Usage notes

• 와 (wa) is used only at the end of words ending in a vowel. 과 (gwa) replaces it after words ending in a consonant.