음

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

Korean

으윽윾윿은읁읂 읃을읅읆읇읈읉 읊읋음읍읎읏읐 응읒읓읔읕읖읗
유 ←	→ 의

Etymology 1

Interjection

1. mhm; uh-huh (An exclamation uttered when the speaker agrees with the other party's words.)
2. hm; mmm (An exclamation uttered when the speaker does not like something or feels anxious about it.)
3. hm; um (An exclamation uttered when the speaker cannot believe something.)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

음 • (eum) (hanja 陰)

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

Antonyms

• 양 (陽, yang, “the male principle yang”)

Related terms

• 음양 (陰陽, eumyang, “yin-yang”)

Etymology 3

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

Noun

음 • (eum) (hanja 音)

1. sound

Synonyms

• 소리 (sori)

Derived terms

• 음훈 (音訓, eumhun, “reading the sound and meaning of a Hanja together”)
• 음악 (音樂, eumak, “music”)

References

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