의

(see above for the particle)

의 U+C758, 의 HANGUL SYLLABLE YI Composition: ㅇ + ㅢ ← 읗 [U+C757] Hangul Syllables 읙 → [U+C759]

의읙읚읛읜읝읞 읟읠읡읢읣읤읥 읦읧읨읩읪읫읬 읭읮읯읰읱읲읳
으 ←	→ 이

See also: -의

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 義 (“righteous”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɰi(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [의(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ui
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭi
Yale Romanization?	ūy

Noun

의 • (ui) (hanja 義)

1. (literary) righteousness; righteous conduct

   Synonym: 의(義)로움 (uiroum)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 義 for Sino-Korean compounds of 의 (義, ui).
• 의(義)롭다 (uiropda, “to be righteous”)

Etymology 2

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

의 • (ui)

More information

1. 意: meaning

   (eumhun reading: 뜻 의 (tteut ui))
   (MC reading: 意 (MC 'iH))

2. 衣: clothes, clothing

   (eumhun reading: 옷 의 (ot ui))
   (MC reading: 衣 (MC 'j+j|'j+jH))

3. 醫: medicine; doctor

   (eumhun reading: 의원 의 (uiwon ui))
   (MC reading: 醫 (MC 'i))

4. 議: discuss

   (eumhun reading: 의논할 의 (uinonhal ui))
   (MC reading: 議 (MC ngjeH))

5. 義: right conduct; justice; morality

   (eumhun reading: 옳을 의 (oreul ui))
   (MC reading: 義 (MC ngjeH))

6. 依:

   (MC reading: 依 (MC 'j+j))

7. 儀:

   (MC reading: 儀 (MC ngje))

8. 疑:

   (MC reading: 疑 (MC ngi))

9. 矣:

   (MC reading: 矣 (MC hiX))

10. 宜:

    (MC reading: 宜 (MC ngje))

11. 擬: to compare; to imitate

    (eumhun reading: 비길 의 (bigil ui))
    (MC reading: 擬 (MC ngiX))

12. 毅:

    (MC reading: 毅 (MC ngj+jH))

13. 誼:

    (MC reading: 誼 (MC ngjeH))

14. 椅: chair

    (eumhun reading: 의자 의 (uija ui))
    (MC reading: 椅 (MC 'je|'jeX))

15. 倚:

    (MC reading: 倚 (MC 'jeX|'jeH))

16. 懿:

    (MC reading: 懿 (MC 'ijH))

17. 蟻: ant

    (eumhun reading: 개미 의 (gaemi ui))
    (MC reading: 蟻 (MC ngjeX))

18. 薏:

    (MC reading: 薏 (MC 'ik))

19. 艤:

    (MC reading: 艤 (MC ngjeX))

20. 猗:

    (MC reading: 猗 (MC 'je|'jeX))

21. 嶷:

    (MC reading: 嶷 (MC ngi|ngik))

22. 扆:

    (MC reading: 扆 (MC 'j+jX))

23. 劓:

    (MC reading: 劓 (MC ngijH))

24. 薿:

    (MC reading: 薿 (MC ngiX|ngik))

25. 饐:

    (MC reading: 饐 (MC 'ijH))

26. 欹:

    (MC reading: 欹 (MC 'je))

27. 漪:

    (MC reading: 漪 (MC 'je))

28. 顗:

    (MC reading: 顗 (MC ngj+jX))

29. 冝:

    (MC reading: 冝)

30. 儗:

    (MC reading: 儗 (MC ngiX|ngiH|ngojH|xojH))

31. 毉:

    (MC reading: 毉 (MC 'i))

32. 檥:

    (MC reading: 檥 (MC ngjeX))

33. 竩:

    (MC reading: 竩 (MC ngjeH))

34. 宐:

    (MC reading: 宐 (MC ngje))

35. 禕:

    (MC reading: 禕 (MC 'je))

36. 㼁:

    (MC reading: 㼁)

37. 螘:

    (MC reading: 螘 (MC ngjeX|ngj+jX))

38. 衤:

    (MC reading: 衤)

39. 旖:

    (MC reading: 旖 (MC 'je|'jeX))

40. 犄:

    (MC reading: 犄 (MC 'je))

41. 㦤:

    (MC reading: 㦤)

42. 㠜:

    (MC reading: 㠜)

43. 礒:

    (MC reading: 礒 (MC ngjeX))

44. 萓:

    (MC reading: 萓)

45. 螠:

    (MC reading: 螠 (MC 'jieH))

46. 䝘:

    (MC reading: 䝘)

47. 䴊:

    (MC reading: 䴊 (MC ngje))

48. 㩘:

    (MC reading: 㩘)

49. 偯:

    (MC reading: 偯 (MC 'j+jX))

50. 豙:

    (MC reading: 豙 (MC ngiH|ngj+jH))

51. 逘:

    (MC reading: 逘)

52. 畩:

    (MC reading: 畩)

53. 郼:

    (MC reading: 郼 (MC 'j+j))

54. 旑:

    (MC reading: 旑)

55. 寲:

    (MC reading: 寲)

56. 燱:

    (MC reading: 燱)

57. 銥:

    (MC reading: 銥)

58. 鸃:

    (MC reading: 鸃)

59. 輢:

    (MC reading: 輢 (MC 'jeX|gjeH|'jeH))

60. 亄:

    (MC reading: 亄 (MC 'ijH|'it))

61. 稦:

    (MC reading: 稦)

62. 鐿:

    (MC reading: 鐿)

63. 㛄:

    (MC reading: 㛄 (MC 'j+j))

64. 䰮:

    (MC reading: 䰮)

65. 孴:

    (MC reading: 孴 (MC ngiX|yip))

66. 嬟:

    (MC reading: 嬟)

67. 凒:

    (MC reading: 凒)

68. 吚:

    (MC reading: 吚)

69. 椬:

    (MC reading: 椬)

70. 狋:

    (MC reading: 狋 (MC ngjij|gjwen))

71. 藙:

    (MC reading: 藙 (MC ngj+jH))

72. 觺:

    (MC reading: 觺 (MC ngi|ngik))

73. 轙:

    (MC reading: 轙 (MC ngje|ngjeX))

74. 鷾:

    (MC reading: 鷾 (MC 'iH))

75. 㕈:

    (MC reading: 㕈 (MC 'ojX|'wojH))

76. 㓷:

    (MC reading: 㓷 (MC ngjejH))

77. 㥋:

    (MC reading: 㥋 (MC 'j+j|'j+jX))

78. 㿲:

    (MC reading: 㿲)

79. 㕒:

    (MC reading: 㕒 (MC ngjwe))

80. 㬾:

    (MC reading: 㬾)

81. 嬑:

    (MC reading: 嬑)

82. 㠖:

    (MC reading: 㠖 (MC ngjeX))

83. 㘈:

    (MC reading: 㘈 (MC ngiH|ngik))

84. 䣡:

    (MC reading: 䣡 (MC ngje))

85. 䰯:

    (MC reading: 䰯 (MC ngiH))

86. 䲑:

    (MC reading: 䲑)

87. 嶬:

    (MC reading: 嶬)

88. 檹:

    (MC reading: 檹 (MC 'je))

89. 羛:

    (MC reading: 羛 (MC xje|ngjeX))

90. 譺:

    (MC reading: 譺 (MC ngiX|ngiH|ngeajH))

91. 醷:

    (MC reading: 醷 (MC 'iX|'ik))

92. 庡:

    (MC reading: 庡 (MC 'j+jX))

93. 㝖:

    (MC reading: 㝖 (MC ngje))

94. 㳖:

    (MC reading: 㳖)

95. 㢊:

    (MC reading: 㢊 (MC 'eaX))

96. 㫊:

    (MC reading: 㫊 (MC 'aX))

97. 䪰:

    (MC reading: 䪰)

98. 䒾:

    (MC reading: 䒾)

99. 䬥:

    (MC reading: 䬥)

100. 㾨:

     (MC reading: 㾨 (MC 'je|khjeX))

101. 㱲:

     (MC reading: 㱲 (MC 'jieH))

102. 䧇:

     (MC reading: 䧇 (MC 'j+j))

103. 䰙:

     (MC reading: 䰙 (MC ngjeX))

104. 餏:

     (MC reading: 餏)

105. 䓹:

     (MC reading: 䓹)

106. 䝝:

     (MC reading: 䝝)

107. 撎:

     (MC reading: 撎 (MC 'ijH))

108. 㦉:

     (MC reading: 㦉)

109. 㱅:

     (MC reading: 㱅)

110. 䫑:

     (MC reading: 䫑)

111. 䭲:

     (MC reading: 䭲)

112. 㽈:

     (MC reading: 㽈 (MC ngiH))

113. 䉝:

     (MC reading: 䉝)

114. 籎:

     (MC reading: 籎)

115. 䉨:

     (MC reading: 䉨 (MC ngj+jH))

116. 䧧:

     (MC reading: 䧧)

117. 䫯:

     (MC reading: 䫯)

118. 奇:

     (MC reading: 奇 (MC gje|kje))

119. 獻:

     (MC reading: 獻 (MC sa|xjonH))

120. 礙:

     (MC reading: 礙 (MC ngojH))

121. 臆:

     (MC reading: 臆 (MC 'ik))

122. 碍:

     (MC reading: 碍)

123. 蛾:

     (MC reading: 蛾 (MC nga|ngjeX))

124. 錡:

     (MC reading: 錡 (MC gje|gjeX|ngjeX))

125. 嘻:

     (MC reading: 嘻 (MC xi))

126. 献:

     (MC reading: 献)

127. 竒:

     (MC reading: 竒 (MC gje|kje))

128. 皚:

     (MC reading: 皚 (MC ngoj))

129. 靉:

     (MC reading: 靉 (MC 'j+jX|'ojH))

130. 仅:

     (MC reading: 仅)

131. 齮:

     (MC reading: 齮 (MC ngjeX))

132. 欭:

     (MC reading: 欭 (MC 'ijH))

133. 皑:

     (MC reading: 皑)

134. 懝:

     (MC reading: 懝 (MC ngojH|ngik))

135. 舣:

     (MC reading: 舣)

136. 㞆:

     (MC reading: 㞆 (MC kjeX|khjeH))

137. 㰻:

     (MC reading: 㰻 (MC 'jijX))

138. 䤥:

     (MC reading: 䤥 (MC kjweX))

139. 㐆:

     (MC reading: 㐆 (MC 'j+j|'j+nX))

140. 䡾:

     (MC reading: 䡾 (MC ngat|ngjet))

141. 䓄:

     (MC reading: 䓄 (MC ngin|ngj+n))

142. 䖸:

     (MC reading: 䖸)

143. 㙪:

     (MC reading: 㙪 (MC 'ijH|'ejH))