음

음 U+C74C, 음 HANGUL SYLLABLE EUM Composition: ㅇ + ㅡ + ㅁ ← 읋 [U+C74B] Hangul Syllables 읍 → [U+C74D]

See also: -음

Korean

으윽윾윿은읁읂 읃을읅읆읇읈읉 읊읋음읍읎읏읐 응읒읓읔읕읖읗
유 ←	→ 의

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [음]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eum
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭm
Yale Romanization?	um

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic; compare English hmm.

Interjection

음 • (eum)

1. hmm, umm, uh; indicating thinking or pondering, often with a sense of hesitation.

   음, 맞는 말인 거 같아.

   Eum, manneun mar-in geo gata.

   Hmm, I think you're right.

   음, 이건 좀 아니지 않아?

   eum, igeon jom ani-ji ana?

   Uh, isn't this kind of wrong?

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 陰 (“the female principle yin”).

Noun

음 • (eum) (hanja 陰)

1. yin, the essential female principle in eastern religion or philosophy

   Antonym: 양(陽) (yang)

   Hypernym: 음양(陰陽) (eumyang, “yin-yang”)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 陰 for Sino-Korean compounds of 음 (陰, eum).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 音 (“sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation”).

Noun

음 • (eum) (hanja 音)

1. (formal) sound (in general)

   Synonym: 소리 (sori)

2. (music) sound, tune
3. (Chinese phonology) reading of a character

   Coordinate term: 훈(訓) (hun)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 音 for Sino-Korean compounds of 음 (音, eum).

Related terms

• 모음 (mo'eum, “vowel”)
• 자음 (ja'eum, “consonant”)

Further reading

• 음 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.