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U+3147, ㅇ
HANGUL LETTER IEUNG

[U+3146]
Hangul Compatibility Jamo
[U+3148]

Korean

Syllable

(wi)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of and .

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • (u) (North Korea)
  • (ut)
  • (up)
  • (ut)

Noun

(wi)

  1. above, upper, upside, top
    까지wi-kkaji ― to the top
    wi-ro ― toward the top
    부터wi-buteo ― from the top
    wi-e ― on the top
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
  • 윗- (wit-)
Related terms
  • 우두머리 (udumeori, “chieftain”)
  • 우듬지 (udeumji, “treetop”)
  • 우뚝 (uttuk, “upright”)
  • 웃어른 (useoreun, “elder”)
  • 웁쌀 (upssal, “boiled rice on top of minor cereals”)
  • 으뜸 (eutteum, “topmost”)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(wi)

  1. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,