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HANGUL SYLLABLE DANG
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[U+B2F8]
Hangul Syllables
[U+B2FA]
닥닦닧닩닪
닮닯닰닱
닲닳
닼닽닾닿
니 ←→ 대

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dang
McCune–Reischauer?tang
Yale Romanization?tang

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from (to bear, accept, undertake).

Noun

• (dang) (hanja )

  1. justice
  2. this, that, something already mentioned
    Synonyms: (i), (geu)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from (party, faction).

Noun

• (dang) (hanja )

  1. party, faction
    Synonym: 당파(黨派) (dangpa)

Proper noun

• (Dang) (hanja )

  1. (North Korea) Workers' Party of Korea
  2. (China) Communist Party of China
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from (sugar).

Noun

• (dang) (hanja )

  1. sugar
    Synonym: 설탕(雪糖) (seoltang)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from (Tang dynasty).

Noun

• (dang) (hanja )

  1. Tang dynasty
    Synonym: 당나라 (Dangnara)
  2. (as a pre-noun) Chinese, foreign (referring to products introduced from China)
    dang'om"Chinese scabies" (syphilis)

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

• (dang)

References