양

• IPA^(key)[ja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic Hangul[양]

양 • (yang)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅑ, and ㅇ.

Sino-Korean word from 良 (“good, virtuous, respectable”)

양 • (yang) (hanja 良)

1. (South Korea) good, fine (performance level)

• 량 (良, ryang) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

The original Sino-Korean reading 량 (ryang) is used when the hanja 양 (良, yang) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.

Sino-Korean word from 嬢 (“woman, girl”)

양 • (yang) (hanja 孃)

1. Miss

Sino-Korean word from 羊 (“sheep, goat”)

양 • (yang) (hanja 羊)

1. sheep
2. lamb

Sino-Korean word from 陽 (“yang”)

양 • (yang) (hanja 陽)

1. (philosophy) yang (the essential male principle in eastern religion or philosophy)

• 음 (陰, eum)

Sino-Korean word from 壤 (“yang”)

양 • (yang) (hanja 壤)

1. (cardinal) 10²⁸

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought):

양 • (yang) (hanja 壤)

1. soil; earth

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

양 (yang)

1. 羊:

   (MC reading: 羊 (MC jɨɐŋ))

2. 洋:

   (MC reading: 洋 (MC jɨɐŋ, zɨɐŋ))

3. 養:

   (MC reading: 養 (MC jɨɐŋ^X, jɨɐŋ^H))

4. 揚:

   (MC reading: 揚 (MC jɨɐŋ))

5. 陽:

   (MC reading: 陽 (MC jɨɐŋ))

6. 讓:

   (MC reading: 讓 (MC ȵɨɐŋ^H))

7. 壤:

   (MC reading: 壤 (MC ȵɨɐŋ^X))

8. 樣:

   (MC reading: 樣)

9. 楊:

   (MC reading: 楊 (MC jɨɐŋ))

10. 襄:

    (MC reading: 襄 (MC sɨɐŋ))

11. 孃:

    (MC reading: 孃 (MC ȵɨɐŋ, ɳɨɐŋ))

12. 漾:

    (MC reading: 漾 (MC jɨɐŋ^H))

13. 佯:

    (MC reading: 佯 (MC jɨɐŋ, d͡zɨɐŋ))

14. 恙:

    (MC reading: 恙 (MC jɨɐŋ^H))

15. 攘:

    (MC reading: 攘 (MC ȵɨɐŋ, ȵɨɐŋ^X, ȵɨɐŋ^H))

16. 暘:

    (MC reading: 暘 (MC jɨɐŋ))

17. 瀁:

    (MC reading: 瀁 (MC jɨɐŋ^X, jɨɐŋ^H))

18. 煬:

    (MC reading: 煬 (MC jɨɐŋ, jɨɐŋ^H))

19. 痒:

    (MC reading: 痒 (MC zɨɐŋ, jɨɐŋ^X))

20. 瘍:

    (MC reading: 瘍 (MC jɨɐŋ))

21. 禳:

    (MC reading: 禳 (MC ȵɨɐŋ))

22. 穰:

    (MC reading: 穰 (MC ȵɨɐŋ, ȵɨɐŋ^X))

23. 釀:

    (MC reading: 釀 (MC ɳɨɐŋ^H))

24. 徉:

    (MC reading: 徉 (MC jɨɐŋ))

25. 瀼:

    (MC reading: 瀼 (MC ȵɨɐŋ))

26. 烊:

    (MC reading: 烊 (MC jɨɐŋ))

27. 癢:

    (MC reading: 癢 (MC jɨɐŋ^X))

28. 眻:

    (MC reading: 眻 (MC jɨɐŋ, jɨɐŋ^H))

29. 蘘:

    (MC reading: 蘘 (MC ȵɨɐŋ))

30. 輰:

    (MC reading: 輰 (MC jɨɐŋ))

31. 鑲:

    (MC reading: 鑲 (MC ȵɨɐŋ, sɨɐŋ, ɳɨɐŋ))

32. 颺:

    (MC reading: 颺 (MC jɨɐŋ, jɨɐŋ^H))

33. 驤:

    (MC reading: 驤 (MC sɨɐŋ))

34. 昜: Alternative form of 陽

    (MC reading: 昜 (MC jɨɐŋ))

35. 敭: Alternative form of 揚

    (MC reading: 敭 (MC jɨɐŋ))

36. 勨:

    (MC reading: 勨 (MC jɨɐŋ^X, zɨɐŋ^X))

37. 勷:

    (MC reading: 勷 (MC ȵɨɐŋ))

38. 嚷:

    (MC reading: 嚷)

39. 詳:

    (MC reading: 詳 (MC jɨɐŋ, zɨɐŋ))

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 량 (ryang).

양 (yang)

1. (South Korea) 良:

   (MC reading: 良 (MC lɨɐŋ))

2. (South Korea) 兩:

   (MC reading: 兩 (MC lɨɐŋ^X, lɨɐŋ^H))

3. (South Korea) 量:

   (MC reading: 量 (MC lɨɐŋ, lɨɐŋ^H))

4. (South Korea) 涼:

   (MC reading: 涼 (MC lɨɐŋ, lɨɐŋ^H))

5. (South Korea) 梁:

   (MC reading: 梁 (MC lɨɐŋ))

6. (South Korea) 糧:

   (MC reading: 糧 (MC lɨɐŋ))

7. (South Korea) 諒:

   (MC reading: 諒 (MC lɨɐŋ^H))

8. (South Korea) 亮:

   (MC reading: 亮 (MC lɨɐŋ^H))

9. (South Korea) 倆:

   (MC reading: 倆)

10. (South Korea) 樑:

    (MC reading: 樑 (MC lɨɐŋ))

11. (South Korea) 粱:

    (MC reading: 粱 (MC lɨɐŋ))

12. (South Korea) 輛:

    (MC reading: 輛)

13. (South Korea) 駺:

    (MC reading: 駺 (MC lɑŋ))

14. (South Korea) 俍:

    (MC reading: 俍 (MC lɑŋ^X))

15. (South Korea) 喨:

    (MC reading: 喨)

16. (South Korea) 悢:

    (MC reading: 悢 (MC lɨɐŋ^H))

17. (South Korea) 踉:

    (MC reading: 踉 (MC lɨɐŋ, lɑŋ, lɨɐŋ^H))

18. (South Korea) 魎:

    (MC reading: 魎 (MC lɨɐŋ^X))

19. (South Korea) 粮: Alternative form of 糧

    (MC reading: 粮 (MC lɨɐŋ))

20. (South Korea) 凉: Alternative form of 涼

    (MC reading: 凉 (MC lɨɐŋ))

21. (South Korea) 两: Alternative form of 兩

    (MC reading: 两)

22. (South Korea) 掠:

    (MC reading: 掠 (MC lɨɐŋ^H))

23. (South Korea) 椋:

    (MC reading: 椋 (MC lɨɐŋ))

• 량 (ryang) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 량 (ryang) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 량 (ryang) to 양 (yang) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2015). Table of Hanja for Personal Names (인명용한자표, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo).