U+C758, 의
HANGUL SYLLABLE YI
Composition: +

[U+C757]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C759]
읙읚읛읜읝읞
읟읠읡읢읣읤읥
읦읧읨읩읪읫읬
읭읮읯읰읱읲읳
으 ←→ 이
See also: -의

(see above for the particle)

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from (righteous).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɰi(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(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

• (ui) (hanja )

  1. (literary) righteousness; righteous conduct
    Synonym: 의(義)로움 (uiroum)
Derived terms
  • See the hanja entry at for Sino-Korean compounds of (, ui).
  • 의(義)롭다 (uiropda, to be righteous)

Etymology 2

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

• (ui)