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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 有, from the Middle Korean reading 유 (Yale: yu).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ju(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [유(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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Revised Romanization? | yu |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yu |
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Yale Romanization? | yū |
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Prefix
유— • (yu-) (hanja 有)
- there is..., having...; a prefix indicating the existence of something
- 유의미 (有意味) ― yuuimi ― meaningful
- 유자격 (有資格) ― yujagyeok ― qualified (lit. having qualifications)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 類, from the Middle Korean reading 류 (Yale: lyu).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ju(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [유(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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Noun
유 • (yu) (hanja 類)
- Alternative form of 류(類) (ryu, “type; kind; sort”).
- (biology, taxonomy) a family or genus
Usage notes
The prescriptive South Korean standard demands the pronunciation 유 (yu) for this character when used as a noun, but 류 (ryu) is by far the more common—the number of Google search results preliminarily suggest that 류 (ryu) is about ten times more frequent than 유 (yu). South Korean legal documents also regularly use the "incorrect" 류 (ryu). In North Korea, only 류 (ryu) is accepted.
Etymology 3
From English u.
Pronunciation
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Noun
유 • (yu)
- The Korean reading of the Latin alphabet letter u.
Etymology 4
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
유 (yu)
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- 由:
- (MC reading: 由 (MC yuw))
- 油:
- (MC reading: 油 (MC yuw|yuwH))
- 酉:
- (MC reading: 酉 (MC yuwX))
- 有:
- (MC reading: 有 (MC hjuwX))
- 猶:
- (MC reading: 猶 (MC yuw|yuwH))
- 唯:
- (MC reading: 唯 (MC ywij|ywijX))
- 遊:
- (MC reading: 遊 (MC yuw))
- 遺:
- (MC reading: 遺 (MC ywij|ywijH))
- 幼:
- (MC reading: 幼 (MC 'jiwH))
- 幽:
- (MC reading: 幽 (MC 'jiw))
- 惟:
- (MC reading: 惟 (MC ywij))
- 維:
- (MC reading: 維 (MC ywij))
- 裕:
- (MC reading: 裕 (MC yuH))
- 誘:
- (MC reading: 誘 (MC yuwX))
- 愈:
- (MC reading: 愈 (MC yuX))
- 悠:
- (MC reading: 悠 (MC yuw))
- 喩:
- (MC reading: 喩 (MC jɨoH))
- 兪:
- (MC reading: 兪 (MC jɨo))
- 游:
- (MC reading: 游 (MC yuw))
- 諭:
- (MC reading: 諭 (MC yuH))
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- 柔:
- (MC reading: 柔 (MC nyuw))
- 乳:
- (MC reading: 乳 (MC nyuX))
- 儒:
- (MC reading: 儒 (MC nyu))
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- 柳:
- (MC reading: 柳 (MC ljuwX))
- 留:
- (MC reading: 留 (MC ljuw|ljuwH))
- 流:
- (MC reading: 流 (MC ljuw))
- 類:
- (MC reading: 類 (MC lwijH))
- 琉:
- (MC reading: 琉 (MC ljuw))
- 劉:
- (MC reading: 劉 (MC ljuw))
- 硫:
- (MC reading: 硫 (MC ljuw))
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- 紐:
- (MC reading: 紐 (MC nrjuwX))
- 鈕:
- (MC reading: 鈕 (MC nrjuwX))
- 杻:
- (MC reading: 杻 (MC nrjuwX))