무

무 U+BB34, 무
HANGUL SYLLABLE MU
Composition:ㅁ + ㅜ
Dubeolsik input:a-n
← 묳
[U+BB33] 		Hangul Syllables 묵 →
[U+BB35]

Korean

Etymology 1
무묵묶묷문묹묺
묻물묽묾묿뭀뭁
뭂뭃뭄뭅뭆뭇뭈
뭉뭊뭋뭌뭍뭎뭏
묘 ←→ 뭐

Syllable

무 • (mu)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅁ and ㅜ.

Etymology 2

Shortened form of 무우(unstandardized in 1988), From Middle Korean word 무ㅿㅜ(muzu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[muː]
  • Phonetic Hangul[무]
Revised Romanization? mu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? mu
McCune–Reischauer? mu
Yale Romanization? mū

Noun

무 • (mu)

무 (mu, "rutabaga")
  1. (Korean cuisine, botany) Korean radish, a variety of daikon.
  2. (Korean cuisine, botany, by extension) Similar root vegetables, including other daikons, rutabagas, swedes, and yellow turnips.
Alternative forms
  • 무우 (muu)
  • 무수 (musu) (dialect)
Synonyms
  • 나복 (nabok, “nabok”)
Derived terms
  • 조선무 (joseonmu)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[muː]
  • Phonetic Hangul[무]
Revised Romanization? mu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? mu
McCune–Reischauer? mu
Yale Romanization? mū

Noun

무 • (mu) (hanja 巫)

  1. shaman
    • 巫는 계집 심방이오 祝은 男人 심방이라 (楞嚴經諺解 8:117, 1461) (mu-neun gyejib simbang-io chug-eun namIn simbang-ira (reungEomgyeong-eonhae 8:117, 1461)) The mu is a female soothsayer, whereas the chug a male one.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[mu]
  • Phonetic Hangul[무]
Revised Romanization? mu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? mu
McCune–Reischauer? mu
Yale Romanization? mu

Noun

무 • (mu) (hanja 無)

  1. nothing, naught, nil
  2. (Buddhism) neither yes nor no (in response to a koan or a question that mistakenly assumes an affirmative or negative answer)
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