부

부 U+BD80, 부 HANGUL SYLLABLE BU Composition: ㅂ + ㅜ ← 뵿 [U+BD7F] Hangul Syllables 북 → [U+BD81]

부북붂붃분붅붆 붇불붉붊붋붌붍 붎붏붐붑붒붓붔 붕붖붗붘붙붚붛
뵤 ←	→ 붜

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bu
McCune–Reischauer?	pu
Yale Romanization?	pū

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 父 (“father”).

Noun

부 • (bu) (hanja 父)

1. father

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 部 (“lead, command”).

Noun

부 • (bu) (hanja 部)

1. lead
2. command

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 釜 (“pot, cauldron, kettle”).

Noun

부 • (bu) (hanja 釜)

1. kettle

Proper noun

부 • (Bu) (hanja 釜)

1. Short for 부산 (Busan, “Busan”).

   경부고속도로

   Gyeong-bu-gosokdoro

   Gyeongbu (Seoul–Busan) Expressway

   부마 민주 항쟁

   bu-ma minju hangjaeng

   Busan–Masan Democratic Protests

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 不 (“not”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pu]
• Phonetic hangul: [부]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bu
McCune–Reischauer?	pu
Yale Romanization?	pu

Prefix

부— • (bu-) (hanja 不)

1. un-, non-, in-

Derived terms

• 부도덕(不道德) (budodeok, “being unethical, immoral”)
• 부자유(不自由) (bujayu, “restriction, lack of freedom”)
• 부적격(不適格) (bujeokgyeok, “being unqualified”)
• 부적응(不適應) (bujeogeung, “maladjustment”)
• 부적합(不適合) (bujeokhap, “being unsuitable, unfit, inappropriate”)
• 부정확(不正確) (bujeonghwak, “inaccuracy, incorrectness”)
• 부조리(不條理) (bujori, “irregularity, unreasonableness”)
• 부조리(不條理) (bujori, “absurdity, absurdism”)
• 부조화(不調和) (bujohwa, “disharmony”)
• 부주의(不注意) (bujuui, “carelessness”)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 富 (“rich, wealthy”).

Noun

부 • (bu) (hanja 富)

1. wealth
   • 2018, 강병진, 일본 SNS 유저들에게 평창 올림픽 프레스센터의 동상이 화제가 됐다(사진), The Huffington Post (Korea),

     지난 2009년 ‘서울신문’의 보도에 따르면, 이 작품은 ”멋진 몸, 부, 명예 등에 대한 인간의 욕망을 구체적 이미지로 표현했다”고 한다.

     jinan 2009nyeon ‘Seoulsinmun’-ui bodo-e ttareumyeon, i jakpum-eun ”meotjin mom, bu, myeong'ye deung-e daehan in'ganui yongmang-eul guchejeok imiji-ro pyohyeonhaetda”-go handa.

     According to a report by the Seoul Shinmun in 2009, this work “expressed the human desire for a great body, wealth, and honor in concrete images.”