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의

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See also: -의
의 U+C758, 의
HANGUL SYLLABLE YI
Composition:ㅇ + ㅢ
← 읗
[U+C757]
Hangul Syllables 읙 →
[U+C759]
의읙읚읛읜읝읞
읟읠읡읢읣읤읥
읦읧읨읩읪읫읬
읭읮읯읰읱읲읳
으 ←→ 이

Korean

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Etymology 1

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    Sino-Korean word from 義 (“righteous”).

    Pronunciation

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    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɰi(ː)]
    • Phonetic hangul: [의(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ui
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?ui
    McCune–Reischauer?ŭi
    Yale Romanization?ūy

    Noun

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    의 • (ui) (hanja 義)

    1. (literary) righteousness; righteous conduct
      Synonym: 의(義)로움 (uiroum)
    Derived terms
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    Etymology 2

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    Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

    Syllable

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    의 • (ui)