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See also: 민- and -민

Korean

Syllable

(min)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of , , and .

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Proper noun

(Min) (hanja )

  1. A Korean family name, usually romanized "Min"
See also
  • Appendix:Korean surnames

Syllable

(min)

  1. : name of a mountain
    (eumhun reading: 이름 (sanireum min))
  2. : agonize
    (eumhun reading: 번민할 민 (beonminhal min))
  3. : worry
    (eumhun reading: 근심할 민 (geunsimhal min))
  4. : pity
    (eumhun reading: 불쌍히 여길 (bulssanghi yeogil min))
  5. : keen
    (eumhun reading: 민첩할 민 (mincheophal min))
  6. : heaven
    (eumhun reading: 하늘 민 (haneul min))
  7. : gentle
    (eumhun reading: 화할 민 (hwahal min))
  8. : peasants
    (eumhun reading: 백성 민 (baekseong min))
  9. : perish
    (eumhun reading: 망할 (manghal min))
  10. : jade
    (eumhun reading: 옥돌 민 (okdol min))
  11. : jade
    (eumhun reading: 옥돌 민 (okdol min))
  12. : fishing line
    (eumhun reading: 낚시줄 민 (naksijul min))
  13. : surname
    (eumhun reading: 성씨 민 (seongssi min))
  14. : exert
    (eumhun reading: 힘쓸 (himsseul min))
  15. : strong
    (eumhun reading: 강인할 민 (gang-inhal min))
  16. : stout
    (eumhun reading: 굳셀 민 (gutsel min))
  17. : temple name
    (eumhun reading: 시호 민 (siho min))
  18. : fishing line
    (eumhun reading: 낚시줄 민 (naksijul min))
  19. : net
    (eumhun reading: 그물 민 (geumul min))
  20. : vegetable heart
    (eumhun reading: 속대 민 (sokdae min))
  21. : tribe name
    (eumhun reading: 종족이름 민 (jongjogireum min))
  22. : sawedged perch
    (eumhun reading: 다금바리 민 (dageumbari min))
  23. : exert
    (eumhun reading: 힘쓸 (himsseul min))

Etymology 3

Inflected form

Verb

(min)

  1. Past adnominal form of 밀다 (milda, “to push”)
  2. Past adnominal form of 미다 (mida, “ostracize, go bald, or tear a hole”)