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연

연

Korean

Syllable

A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅕ, and ㄴ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jʌ̹n/
Phonetic hangeul: 연

Romanizations

Revised transcription	yeon
Revised transliteration	yeon
McCune–Reischauer	yŏn
Yale	yen

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Noun

연 • ‎(yeon)

(年): year (also spelled 년 (nyeon) depending on context)
(鳶): kite