해

해	U+D574, 해 HANGUL SYLLABLE HAE

Composition:

ㅎ + ㅐ

← 핳
[U+D573]

Hangul Syllables

핵 →
[U+D575]

하 ←	→ 햐
해핵핶핷핸핹핺 핻핼핽핾핿햀햁 햂햃햄햅햆햇했 행햊햋햌햍햎햏

See also: -해

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 契 (Yale: hóy).

In the hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄒᆡ〮 (Yale: hóy).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛ] ~ [he̞]
Phonetic hangul: [해/헤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	hae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	hae
McCune–Reischauer^?	hae
Yale Romanization^?	hay

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 해의 / 해에 / 해까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable.

Noun

해 • (hae)

the Sun
Synonym: 태양(太陽) (taeyang)

해가 서쪽 에서 뜨다.
Hae-ga seojjog-eseo tteuda.
(saying) The Sun rises from the west; i.e. something impossible.

해가 진 다음, 날씨 가 추워질 것 이다.
Hae-ga jin da'eum, nalssi-ga chuwojil geos-ida.
The weather will become cold after the sun goes down.
sunlight; sunbeam
이 방 은 해가 잘 든다.
I bang-eun hae-ga jal deunda.
This room is well-illuminated by sunlight.
daytime
Synonyms: 날 (nal), 낮 (nat)
year
Synonym: 년(年) (nyeon)

Derived terms

해바라기 (haebaragi, “sunflower”)
햅쌀 (haepssal, “rice of the year”)
햇것 (haetgeot, “produce of the year”)
햇귀 (haetgwi, “sunbeam”)
햇무리 (haenmuri, “solar halo”)
햇볕 (haetbyeot, “sunshine”)
햇빛 (haetbit, “sunlight”)
햇살 (haetsal, “sunbeam”)

Prefix

해— • (hae-)

white

Derived terms

해맑다 (haemakda, “to be white and clean”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 害, from the Middle Korean reading 해 (Yale: hay).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛ(ː)] ~ [he̞(ː)]
Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)/헤(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	hae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	hae
McCune–Reischauer^?	hae
Yale Romanization^?	hāy

Noun

해 • (hae) (hanja 害)

harm; damage; evil; injury
해를 입다 ― hae-reul ipda ― to be harmed

해를 끼치다 ― hae-reul kkichida ― to cause harm

Derived terms

해치다 (haechida)
해코지 (haekoji)
See the hanja entry at 害 for Sino-Korean compounds of (害, hae).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 海.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛ(ː)] ~ [he̞(ː)]
Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)/헤(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	hae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	hae
McCune–Reischauer^?	hae
Yale Romanization^?	hāy

Suffix

—해 • (-hae) (hanja 海).

sea
발트해 (발트海) ― Balteuhae ― the Baltic Sea

베링해 (베링海) ― Beringhae ― the Bering Sea

지중해 (地中海) ― the Mediterranean Sea

Affix

해 • (hae) (hanja 海)

sea; ocean

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 海 for Sino-Korean compounds of (海, hae).

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 解.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛ(ː)] ~ [he̞(ː)]
Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)/헤(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	hae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	hae
McCune–Reischauer^?	hae
Yale Romanization^?	hāy

Noun

해 • (hae) (hanja 解)

(mathematics) the value of x
다음 이차방정식 의 해를 구하시오.
Da'eum ichabangjeongsig-ui hae-reul guhasio.
Find the value of x in the following quadratic equations.

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 解 for Sino-Korean compounds of (解, hae).

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 垓.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛ] ~ [he̞]
Phonetic hangul: [해/헤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	hae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	hae
McCune–Reischauer^?	hae
Yale Romanization^?	hay

Numeral

해 • (hae) (hanja 垓)

10²⁰

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 垓 for Sino-Korean compounds of (垓, hae).

Etymology 6

Contraction of 하여 (hayeo).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛ(ː)] ~ [he̞(ː)]
Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)/헤(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	hae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	hae
McCune–Reischauer^?	hae
Yale Romanization^?	hāy

Verb

해 • (hae)

infinitive of 하다 (hada, “to do”)

Etymology 7

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

해 • (hae)

More information

亥:
(MC reading: 亥 (MC hojX))
侅:
(MC reading: 侅 (MC khoj|koj|heajX|hojX))
偕:
(MC reading: 偕 (MC keaj))
㒠:
(MC reading: 㒠 (MC heajH))
㕢:
(MC reading: 㕢 (MC haejH|kojH))
咍:
(MC reading: 咍 (MC xoj))
咳:
(MC reading: 咳 (MC hoj))
嗐:
(MC reading: 嗐)
嗨:
(MC reading: 嗨)
㗨:
(MC reading: 㗨 (MC xea))
𠿇:
(MC reading: 𠿇)
垓:
(MC reading: 垓 (MC koj))
㚊:
(MC reading: 㚊 (MC khoj))
𡗼:
(MC reading: 𡗼)
奚:
(MC reading: 奚 (MC hej))
姟:
(MC reading: 姟 (MC koj))
㜾:
(MC reading: 㜾)
孩:
(MC reading: 孩 (MC hoj))
害: harm
(eumhun reading: 해칠 해 (haechil hae))
(MC reading: 害 (MC hajH))
㞒:
(MC reading: 㞒 (MC xeajH))
嶰:
(MC reading: 嶰 (MC heaX))
廨:
(MC reading: 廨 (MC keaH))
㤥:
(MC reading: 㤥 (MC hojH))
慀:
(MC reading: 慀 (MC hejH))
懈:
(MC reading: 懈 (MC keaH))
㳦:
(MC reading: 㳦 (MC heajH))
海: sea; ocean
(eumhun reading: 바다 해 (bada hae))
(MC reading: 海 (MC xojX))
湝:
(MC reading: 湝 (MC keaj|heaj))
澥:
(MC reading: 澥 (MC heaX))
瀣:
(MC reading: 瀣 (MC heajH|hojH))
獬:
(MC reading: 獬 (MC heaX))
郋:
(MC reading: 郋 (MC hej))
陔:
(MC reading: 陔 (MC koj))
𨼬:
(MC reading: 𨼬 (MC heaX))
𢿓:
(MC reading: 𢿓)
楷:
(MC reading: 楷 (MC keaj|kheajX))
檞:
(MC reading: 檞 (MC keaX))
㰡:
(MC reading: 㰡)
㰧:
(MC reading: 㰧)
㰨:
(MC reading: 㰨 (MC xea))
㰩:
(MC reading: 㰩)
欬:
(MC reading: 欬 (MC 'aejH|khojH))
㱼:
(MC reading: 㱼)
㱾:
(MC reading: 㱾 (MC khoj))
氦:
(MC reading: 氦)
瑎:
(MC reading: 瑎 (MC heaj))
薤:
(MC reading: 薤 (MC heajH))
𨒨:
(MC reading: 𨒨)
邂:
(MC reading: 邂 (MC heaH))
畡:
(MC reading: 畡)
㾂:
(MC reading: 㾂 (MC xoj))
痎:
(MC reading: 痎 (MC keaj))
㾬:
(MC reading: 㾬)
䀭:
(MC reading: 䀭)
𥎎:
(MC reading: 𥎎)
祄:
(MC reading: 祄)
𥩲:
(MC reading: 𥩲 (MC hojX))
䇋:
(MC reading: 䇋)
絯:
(MC reading: 絯 (MC koj|heajX))
繲:
(MC reading: 繲 (MC keaH))
𦤬:
(MC reading: 𦤬 (MC xaejH))
蟹: crab
(eumhun reading: 게 해 (ge hae))
(MC reading: 蟹 (MC heaX))
蠏:
(MC reading: 蠏)
觟:
(MC reading: 觟 (MC hwaeX))
解:
(MC reading: 解 (MC heaX|keaX|keaH|heaH))
觧:
(MC reading: 觧)
𧥤:
(MC reading: 𧥤)
䚸:
(MC reading: 䚸)
該:
(MC reading: 該 (MC koj))
𧧾:
(MC reading: 𧧾)
諧:
(MC reading: 諧 (MC heaj))
豥:
(MC reading: 豥 (MC koj|hoj))
貕:
(MC reading: 貕 (MC hej))
𧻲:
(MC reading: 𧻲 (MC hoj))
𧽊:
(MC reading: 𧽊)
𧽖:
(MC reading: 𧽖)
𨀖:
(MC reading: 𨀖)
䠹:
(MC reading: 䠹)
䠽:
(MC reading: 䠽 (MC hoj))
輆:
(MC reading: 輆 (MC khojX))
䡡:
(MC reading: 䡡)
酼:
(MC reading: 酼)
𨡬:
(MC reading: 𨡬)
醢:
(MC reading: 醢 (MC xojX))
䦏:
(MC reading: 䦏 (MC hejH|heajH))
𩋧:
(MC reading: 𩋧)
韰:
(MC reading: 韰 (MC heajH))
𩐉:
(MC reading: 𩐉)
䪥:
(MC reading: 䪥 (MC heajH))
䪱:
(MC reading: 䪱)
頦:
(MC reading: 頦 (MC hoj|kojX))
餀:
(MC reading: 餀 (MC xajH))
饚:
(MC reading: 饚)
𩠚:
(MC reading: 𩠚)
𩡔:
(MC reading: 𩡔 (MC xat))
駭:
(MC reading: 駭 (MC heajX))
駴:
(MC reading: 駴 (MC heajX))
𩤠:
(MC reading: 𩤠 (MC heaj))
䯐:
(MC reading: 䯐)
骸: corpse, body; bone
(eumhun reading: 뼈 해 (ppyeo hae))
(MC reading: 骸 (MC heaj))
𩪃:
(MC reading: 𩪃)
鮭:
(MC reading: 鮭 (MC kwej|khwej|hea))
䱺:
(MC reading: 䱺 (MC hoj))
䲒:
(MC reading: 䲒 (MC heaX))
龤:
(MC reading: 龤 (MC heaj))

Middle Korean

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽háj⫽

Noun

해〮 (háy)

(hapax legomenon) thing
- 1459, 월인석보 [worinseokbo], volume 25, pages 45a-45b:
  내〮 아〯랫〮 야ᇰ〯ᄋᆞ로〮 바 다〮 세〯 ᄇᆞᆳ〮 오〮ᄉᆞᆯ〮 니 보〮니〮 둘〯흔〮迦(강)葉(셥〮)佛(뿌ᇙ〮) 오〮시 오〮 ᄒᆞ나ᄒᆞᆫ〮 내 해〮라〮
  náy ǎláy-s yǎng-òlwó pàt-á sěy pól-s wós-ól nìp-wó-ní twǔlh-ún KÀ.SYÉP.PPWÚLQ wós-ì-Gwó hònàh-ón này háy-lá
  I receive as in the past and wear three articles of clothing, two are of Kāśyapa Buddha and one is my possession