녀

녀 U+B140, 녀
HANGUL SYLLABLE NYEO
Composition:ㄴ + ㅕ
← 넿
[U+B13F] 		Hangul Syllables 녁 →
[U+B141]
녀녁녂녃년녅녆
녇녈녉녊녋녌녍
녎녏념녑녒녓녔
녕녖녗녘녙녚녛
네 ←→ 녜

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 女 (“woman”).

    Noun

    녀 • (nyeo) (hanja 女)

    1. North Korea standard spelling of 여(女) (yeo, “woman; female”)
      Coordinate term: 남(男) (nam, “man; male”)
    2. daughter; used only when counting the number of children
      Coordinate term: 남(男) (nam, “son”)
      나는 2남 2녀 중 막내다. ― Na-neun 2-nam 2-nyeo jung mangnae-da. ― I am the youngest (child) among two sons and two daughters.
    See also

    Suffix

    —녀 • (-nyeo) (hanja 女)

    1. woman (who is characterized by this)
      Coordinate term: -남(男) (-nam, “man; male”)

    Etymology 2

    Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

    Syllable

    녀 • (nyeo)

    More information
    1. 女:
      (MC reading: 女 (MC nrjoX|nrjoH))
    2. 挐:
      (MC reading: 挐 (MC nrjo|nrae))
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