위

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɥi] ~ [y]
• Phonetic hangul: [위]

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

Etymology 1

위윅윆윇윈윉윊 윋윌윍윎윏윐윑 윒윓윔윕윖윗윘 윙윚윛윜윝윞윟
웨 ←	→ 유

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 위 • (wi)

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

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• 우 (u) (North Korea)
• 욷 (ut)
• 웁 (up)
• 웃 (ut)

Noun

위 • (wi)

1. above, upper, upside, top

   위까지 ― wi-kkaji ― to the top

   위로 ― wi-ro ― toward the top

   위부터 ― wi-buteo ― from the top

   위에 ― wi-e ― on the top

Synonyms

• 상 (上, sang)

Antonyms

• 밑 (mit)
• 아래 (arae)
• 하 (下, ha)

Derived terms

• 윗- (wit-)

Related terms

• 우두머리 (udumeori, “chieftain”)
• 우듬지 (udeumji, “treetop”)
• 우뚝 (uttuk, “upright”)
• 웃어른 (useoreun, “elder”)
• 웁쌀 (upssal, “boiled rice on top of minor cereals”)
• 으뜸 (eutteum, “topmost”)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

위 (wi)

More information

1. 位:

   (MC reading: 位 (MC hwijH))

2. 倭:

   (MC reading: 倭 (MC 'jwe|'wa|'waX))

3. 偉:

   (MC reading: 偉 (MC hjw+jX))

4. 偽:

   (MC reading: 偽 (MC ngjweH))

5. 僞:

   (MC reading: 僞 (MC ngjweH))

6. 危:

   (MC reading: 危 (MC ngjwe))

7. 厃:

   (MC reading: 厃 (MC tsyem))

8. 叞:

   (MC reading: 叞)

9. 喟:

   (MC reading: 喟 (MC khwijH|khweajH))

10. 噅:

    (MC reading: 噅 (MC xjwe))

11. 噕:

    (MC reading: 噕)

12. 囗:

    (MC reading: 囗 (MC hjw+j))

13. 囲:

    (MC reading: 囲)

14. 圍:

    (MC reading: 圍 (MC hjw+j|hjw+jH))

15. 委:

    (MC reading: 委 (MC 'jwe|'jweX))

16. 威:

    (MC reading: 威 (MC 'jw+j))

17. 幃:

    (MC reading: 幃 (MC hjw+j))

18. 慰:

    (MC reading: 慰 (MC 'jw+jH))

19. 暐:

    (MC reading: 暐 (MC hjw+jX))

20. 渭:

    (MC reading: 渭 (MC hjw+jH))

21. 為:

    (MC reading: 為 (MC hjwe|hjweH))

22. 煒:

    (MC reading: 煒 (MC hjw+jX))

23. 熨:

    (MC reading: 熨 (MC 'jw+jH|'jut))

24. 爲:

    (MC reading: 爲 (MC hjwe|hjweH))

25. 瑋:

    (MC reading: 瑋 (MC hjw+jX))

26. 痿:

    (MC reading: 痿 (MC 'jwe|nywe))

27. 緯:

    (MC reading: 緯 (MC hjw+jH))

28. 胃:

    (MC reading: 胃 (MC hjw+jH))

29. 萎:

    (MC reading: 萎 (MC 'jwe|'jweH))

30. 葦:

    (MC reading: 葦 (MC hjw+jX))

31. 葳:

    (MC reading: 葳 (MC 'jw+j))

32. 蒍:

    (MC reading: 蒍 (MC hjweX))

33. 蔚:

    (MC reading: 蔚 (MC 'jw+jH|'jut))

34. 蔿:

    (MC reading: 蔿)

35. 蝟:

    (MC reading: 蝟 (MC hjw+jH))

36. 衛:

    (MC reading: 衛 (MC hjwejH))

37. 衞:

    (MC reading: 衞 (MC hjwejH))

38. 袆:

    (MC reading: 袆)

39. 褘:

    (MC reading: 褘 (MC xjw+j))

40. 諉:

    (MC reading: 諉 (MC nrjweH))

41. 謂:

    (MC reading: 謂 (MC hjw+jH))

42. 逶:

    (MC reading: 逶 (MC 'jwe))

43. 違:

    (MC reading: 違 (MC hjw+j))

44. 闈:

    (MC reading: 闈 (MC hjw+j))

45. 韋:

    (MC reading: 韋 (MC hjw+j))

46. 韙:

    (MC reading: 韙 (MC hjw+jX))

47. 韡:

    (MC reading: 韡 (MC hjw+jX))

48. 餧:

    (MC reading: 餧 (MC nwojX|'jweH))

49. 魏:

    (MC reading: 魏 (MC ngjw+jH))