우선

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [usʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [우선]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	useon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	useon
McCune–Reischauer?	usŏn
Yale Romanization?	wusen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 于先, from 于 (“particle”) + 先 (“preceding”)

Adverb

우선 • (useon) (hanja 于先)

1. first, foremost

See also

• 먼저 (meonjeo)
• 우수 (usu)
• 처음 (cheo'eum)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 優先, from 優 (“excellent”) + 先 (“preceding”)

Noun

우선 • (useon) (hanja 優先)

1. priority, precedence