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U+C778, 인
HANGUL SYLLABLE IN
Composition: + +

[U+C777]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C779]




의 ←→ 자

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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 인 (법률) on Korean Wikipedia

(in) (hanja )

  1. (literary, rather uncommon with the exception of archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean; also philosophy) person; people; human, human being
    Synonym: 사람 (saram)
    1. Used in certain proverbs, set phrases, or expressions
  2. (law) a person (encompassing both 법인(法人) (beobin, legal persons) and 자연인(自然人) (jayeonin, natural persons))
    Synonym: 사람 (saram)

Counter

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(in) (hanja )

  1. Counter for number of people (with Sino-Korean numerals)
    5 이상 집합금지oin isang jiphapgeumjiGatherings of five or more people are prohibited.

Suffix

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—인 (-in) (hanja )

  1. -ese, -ian; person from... (indicates person of certain nationality or ethnicity)
    미국 (美國)American
    한국 (韓國)Korean
  2. -ist, -ian (indicates person of certain occupation)
    예술 (藝術)artist
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Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Chemical element
P
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 인 (화학) on Korean Wikipedia
인(燐)

Sino-Korean word from , an orthographic borrowing from Japanese (りん) (rin).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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South Korean
Standard Language
인(燐) (in)
North Korean
Standard Language
린(燐) (rin)

(in) (hanja )

  1. (chemistry) phosphorus (P)
    Synonym: (less common) 인소(燐素) (inso)
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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 인 (철학) on Korean Wikipedia
 인 (생물학) on Korean Wikipedia

(in) (hanja )

  1. (Confucianism, philosophy) ren: benevolence (the fundamental virtue of Confucianism)
  2. (biology) nucleolus
    Synonym: 핵소체(核小體) (haeksoche)
Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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 인 (종교) on Korean Wikipedia

(in) (hanja )

  1. (official) seal, stamp
    Synonyms: 인장(印章) (injang), 도장(圖章) (dojang)
    찍다/치다in-eul jjikda/chidato stamp
  2. (Buddhism) Synonym of 인상(印相) (insang, mudra)

Proper noun

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 인 (성씨) on Korean Wikipedia

(In) (hanja )

  1. Short for 인도(印度) (Indo, India).
    · 관계Han·in gwan'gyeIndia-South Korea relations
  2. a surname
Usage notes
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  • (India): In news headlines, this is usually written solely in the hanja form, even in contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of any hanja.
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Etymology 5

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Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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(in)

  1. (of a person) addiction (usually a harmful one); habit
    박이다/박히다in-i bagida/bakhidato get/become addicted (to); to get accustomed/used (to)
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Etymology 6

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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(in) (hanja )

  1. (formal or literary) cause, reason, factor
    Coordinate term: 과(果) (gwa, result, consequence)
  2. (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
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Etymology 7

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably ”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(in)

  1. (southwestern Gyeongsang) giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides)
    Synonym: 회충(蛔蟲) (hoechung)

Etymology 8

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See the main entries.

Verb

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(in)

  1. realis adnominal of 일다 (ilda, to occur)
  2. realis adnominal of 이다 (ida, to carry on the head; to tile)

Etymology 9

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

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(in)

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