일

일 U+C77C, 일 HANGUL SYLLABLE IL Composition: ㅇ + ㅣ + ㄹ Dubeolsik input: d-l-f ← 읻 [U+C77B] Hangul Syllables 읽 → [U+C77D]

Korean

이익읶읷인읹읺 읻일읽읾읿잀잁 잂잃임입잆잇있 잉잊잋잌잍잎잏
의 ←	→ 자

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[iːɭ]
• Phonetic Hangul[일:]

Revised Romanization? il Revised Romanization (translit.)? il McCune–Reischauer? il Yale Romanization? īl

Noun

일 • (il)

1. work, job

   앉아라. 우리는 할 일이 있어.

   Anjara. Urineun hal iri isseo.

   Sit down! We have work to do.

   제임스, 지금 무슨 일을 하지? — 난 회사원이야.

   Jeimseu, jigeum museun ireul haji? nan hoesawoniya.

   What do you do now, James? — I'm an office worker.

   여기에서 난 새로운 일을 하고 있어.

   Yeogieseo nan saeroun ireul hago isseo.

   Here I am at my new job!

   Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

2. business
3. matter, affair, concern
   • 무슨 일이 있니?

     Museun iri inni?

     What's the matter? What's wrong?

Derived terms

• 일하다 (ilhada, “to work”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 一 (“one”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[iɭ]
• Phonetic Hangul[일]

Revised Romanization? il Revised Romanization (translit.)? il McCune–Reischauer? il Yale Romanization? il

Numeral

일 • (il) (hanja 一)

1. (cardinal) one
2. (ordinal) first

Usage notes

Almost always written in Arabic numerals.

일 means “first” if it is directly put before a noun other than modern units.

일 층: first floor

한 층: one floor

일 팀: Team 1

한 팀: one team

Derived terms

• 일월 (irwol)
• 제일 (jeil, “number one, the best or the most”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 日 (“sun, day”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[iɭ]
• Phonetic Hangul[일]

Revised Romanization? il Revised Romanization (translit.)? il McCune–Reischauer? il Yale Romanization? il

Noun

일 • (il) (hanja 日)

1. day; sun

Related terms

• 매일 (每日, maeil, “every day”)

Abbreviation

일 • (il)

1. Abbreviation of 일요일 (iryoil): Sunday
2. Abbreviation of 일본 (ilbon): Japan (in news media)