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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 量 ( “ quantity ” )
Pronunciation
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양 • (yang ) (hanja 量 )
quantity , amount
Coordinate term: 질(質) ( jil , “ quality ” )
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 羊 ( “ sheep, goat ” )
Pronunciation
양 ( 羊 , yang , “ sheep ”)
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Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 陽 ( “ yang ” ) .
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양 • (yang ) (hanja 陽 )
( philosophy ) yang ( the essential male principle in East Asian religion or philosophy )
Coordinate term: 음(陰) ( eum )
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 孃 ( “ woman, girl ” )
Pronunciation
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양 • (yang ) (hanja 孃 )
Miss ( used after the names of young women, especially by older speakers )
Coordinate term: 군(君) ( gun , used for young men )
Etymology 5
Sino-Korean word from 兩 ( “ two ” ) .
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : [ja̠(ː)ŋ] Phonetic hangul: [양 (ː) ] Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. More information Romanizations, Revised Romanization? ...
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양 • (yang ) (hanja 兩 )
two ; both
Etymology 6
Sino-Korean word from 洋 ( “ ocean; Western (because Westerners came by sea) ” ) .
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Prefix
양— • (yang- ) (hanja 洋 )
Western , European
양 의학 ― yan g'uihak ― Western medicine
양 놈 ― yan gnom ― Western bastards
양 파 ― yan gpa ― onion (literally, “Western leek ”)
Suffix
—양 • (-yang ) (hanja 洋 )
ocean
태평양 ― taepyeong'yang ― Pacific Ocean
Etymology 7
Sino-Korean word from 良 ( “ good ” ) .
Pronunciation
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The fourth-highest score in the five-point grading system in South Korean schools, ultimately abolished in 2012; equivalent to D in the Roman alphabet grading scheme.
Coordinate terms: 수(秀) ( su ) , 우(優) ( u ) , 미(美) ( mi ) , 가(可) ( ga )
Affix
양 • (yang ) (hanja 良 )
good
Etymology 8
Sino-Korean word from 壤 ( “ yang ” )
Numeral
양 • (yang ) (hanja 壤 )
( uncommon ) 1028
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Etymology 9
Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
양 (yang)
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羊 : (MC reading : 羊 (MC yang ))
洋 : (MC reading : 洋 (MC yang| zjang ))
養 : (MC reading : 養 (MC yangX| yangH ))
揚 : (MC reading : 揚 (MC yang ))
陽 : (MC reading : 陽 (MC yang ))
讓 : (MC reading : 讓 (MC nyangH ))
壤 : (MC reading : 壤 (MC nyangX ))
樣 : (MC reading : 樣 (MC yangH ))
楊 : (MC reading : 楊 (MC yang ))
襄 : (MC reading : 襄 (MC sjang ))
孃 : (MC reading : 孃 (MC nyang| nrjang ))
漾 : (MC reading : 漾 (MC yangH ))
佯 : (MC reading : 佯 (MC yang| dzjang ))
恙 : (MC reading : 恙 (MC yangH ))
攘 : (MC reading : 攘 (MC nyang| nyangX| nyangH ))
暘 : (MC reading : 暘 (MC yang ))
瀁 : (MC reading : 瀁 (MC yangX| yangH ))
煬 : (MC reading : 煬 (MC yang| yangH ))
痒 : (MC reading : 痒 (MC zjang| yangX ))
瘍 : (MC reading : 瘍 (MC yang ))
禳 : (MC reading : 禳 (MC nyang ))
穰 : (MC reading : 穰 (MC nyang| nyangX ))
釀 : (MC reading : 釀 (MC nrjangH ))
徉 : (MC reading : 徉 (MC yang ))
瀼 : (MC reading : 瀼 (MC nyang ))
烊 : (MC reading : 烊 (MC yang ))
癢 : (MC reading : 癢 (MC yangX ))
眻 : (MC reading : 眻 (MC yang| yangH ))
蘘 : (MC reading : 蘘 (MC nyang ))
輰 : (MC reading : 輰 (MC yang ))
鑲 : (MC reading : 鑲 (MC nyang| sjang| nrjang ))
颺 : (MC reading : 颺 (MC yang| yangH ))
驤 : (MC reading : 驤 (MC sjang ))
昜 : Alternative form of 陽 (MC reading : 昜 (MC yang ))
敭 : Alternative form of 揚 (MC reading : 敭 (MC yang ))
勨 : (MC reading : 勨 (MC yangX| zjangX ))
勷 : (MC reading : 勷 (MC nyang ))
嚷 : (MC reading : 嚷 )
詳 : (MC reading : 詳 (MC yang| zjang ))
Etymology 10
Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters in isolation or as the first element of a compound. As the non-initial element of a compound, they are read as 량 ( ryang ) .
In North Korea, after a language reform in the mid-twentieth century intended to make Sino-Korean readings uniform, they are always read as 량 ( ryang ) in all environments.