U+D638, 호
HANGUL SYLLABLE HO
Composition: +

[U+D637]
Hangul Syllables
[U+D639]
혺혻혽혾
홁홂홃홄홅
홆홇홊홋홌
홎홏홐홒홓
혜 ←→ 화

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸʷo̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ho
McCune–Reischauer?ho
Yale Romanization?

Dependent noun

• (ho) (hanja )

  1. number, issue, edition (of a model, publication, version, etc.)
    3je samhoThe third issue
    4 sawol hoThe April issue
  2. apartment/unit number
    에서 살아요?myeot hoeseo sarayo?Which apartment do you live in?

Noun

• (ho) (hanja )

  1. art name
    도산(島山).Honeun Dosan.[His (Ahn Changho)] art name was Dosan.

Suffix

—호 • (-ho) (hanja )

  1. A suffix attached to the names of trains, planes, etc.
    무궁화 (無窮花)The Mugunghwa-ho class [train]

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

• (ho) (hanja )

  1. (geometry) arc
    Synonym: 원호(圓弧) (wonho)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸʷo̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ho
McCune–Reischauer?ho
Yale Romanization?

Noun

• (ho) (hanja )

  1. household

Counter

• (ho) (hanja )

  1. Counter for houses

Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

• (ho) (hanja )

  1. short for 호수(湖水) (hosu, lake) (used suffixally attaching to names of lakes)
    바이칼 (바이칼)BaikalhoLake Baikal
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

• (ho) (hanja )

  1. a moat (filled with water)
    Synonym: 해자(垓子) (haeja)
Derived terms

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

• (ho) (hanja )

  1. a trench (around a castle)
Derived terms

Etymology 7

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

• (ho)