용

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [joŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [용]

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

Etymology 1

요욕욖욗욘욙욚 욛욜욝욞욟욠욡 욢욣욤욥욦욧욨 용욪욫욬욭욮욯
외 ←	→ 우

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 용 • (yong)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅛ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 龍

Noun

용 • (yong) (counter 마리, hanja 龍)

1. (South Korea) dragon
   • 개천에서 용 났다.

     gaecheoneseo yong natda.

     A dragon has emerged out of a brook. — This is said when a great man emerged out of the most unlikely background. That is, what appears so unlikely happened strikingly in reality. It also suggests that a long river can be an analogy, embodiment, or at least the birthplace of a dragon.

   • 이 논엔 용이 올라갔다.

     i nonen yong'i ollagatda.

     The dragon has risen. — Idiom meaning that there is no water in this paddy.

Alternative forms

• 룡 (龍, ryong) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Usage notes

The original Sino-Korean reading 룡 (ryong) is used when the hanja 용 (龍, yong) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.

Synonyms

• 미르 (mireu, “(obsolete) dragon”)

Derived terms

• 공룡 (恐龍, gongnyong, “dinosaur”)
• 어룡 (魚龍, eoryong, “ichthyosaur”)
• 용대 (龍台, Yongdae)
• 용산 (龍山, Yongsan)
• 익룡 (翼龍, ingnyong, “pterosaur”)
• 흑룡강 (黑龍江, Heungnyonggang, “Amur river”)

 

See also

• 한물 (hanmul, “flood; prime, season (the best time)”)
• 큰물 (keunmul, “flood”)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

용 (yong)

1. 用:

   (MC reading: 用 (MC yowngH))

2. 勇:

   (MC reading: 勇 (MC yowngX))

3. 容:

   (MC reading: 容 (MC yowng))

4. 庸:

   (MC reading: 庸 (MC yowng))

5. 溶:

   (MC reading: 溶 (MC yowng|yowngX))

6. 鎔:

   (MC reading: 鎔 (MC yowng))

7. 瑢:

   (MC reading: 瑢 (MC yowng))

8. 榕:

   (MC reading: 榕)

9. 蓉:

   (MC reading: 蓉 (MC yowng))

10. 涌:

    (MC reading: 涌 (MC yowngX))

11. 埇:

    (MC reading: 埇 (MC yowngX))

12. 踊:

    (MC reading: 踊 (MC yowngX))

13. 鏞:

    (MC reading: 鏞 (MC yowng))

14. 茸:

    (MC reading: 茸 (MC nyowng))

15. 墉:

    (MC reading: 墉 (MC yowng))

16. 甬:

    (MC reading: 甬 (MC yowngX))

17. 俑:

    (MC reading: 俑 (MC thuwng|yowngX))

18. 傭:

    (MC reading: 傭 (MC yowng|trhjowng))

19. 慂:

    (MC reading: 慂 (MC yowngX))

20. 聳:

    (MC reading: 聳 (MC sjowngX))

21. 傛:

    (MC reading: 傛 (MC yowng|yowngX))

22. 槦:

    (MC reading: 槦 (MC yowng))

23. 宂:

    (MC reading: 宂 (MC nyowngX))

24. 㦶:

    (MC reading: 㦶)

25. 嵱:

    (MC reading: 嵱 (MC yowng))

26. 慵:

    (MC reading: 慵 (MC dzyowng))

27. 憃:

    (MC reading: 憃 (MC syowng|trhaewng|trhjowngH))

28. 硧:

    (MC reading: 硧)

29. 舂:

    (MC reading: 舂 (MC syowng))

30. 蛹:

    (MC reading: 蛹 (MC yowngX))

31. 踴:

    (MC reading: 踴 (MC yowngX))

32. 熔: Alternative form of 鎔

    (MC reading: 熔)

33. 湧: Alternative form of 涌

    (MC reading: 湧 (MC yowngX))

34. 冗: Alternative form of 宂

    (MC reading: 冗)

35. 頌:

    (MC reading: 頌 (MC yowng|zjowngH))

36. 鱅:

    (MC reading: 鱅 (MC yowng|dzyowng))

37. 癰:

    (MC reading: 癰 (MC 'jowng))

Etymology 4

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 룡 (ryong).

Syllable

용 (yong)

1. (South Korea) 龍:

   (MC reading: 龍 (MC ljowng))

2. (South Korea) 龒:

   (MC reading: 龒)

3. (South Korea) 竜: Alternative form of 龍

   (MC reading: 竜)

Alternative forms

• 룡 (ryong) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 룡 (ryong) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 룡 (ryong) to 용 (yong) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

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-yong hanja-pyo). [1]