U+C0B0, 산
HANGUL SYLLABLE SAN
Composition: + +

[U+C0AF]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C0B1]
삱삲
삷삸삹
삺삻삾삿샀
샂샃샄샆샇
삐 ←→ 새

Jeju

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from .

    Pronunciation

    • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽san⫽
    • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [sʰa̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?san
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?san
    Yale Romanization?san

    Noun

    (san)

    1. mountain
      Synonym: 오름 (oreum)
    2. tomb
      Synonyms: (me), 봉분 (bongbun)

    Korean

    Etymology 1

      Sino-Korean word from .

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      • (san) (hanja )

      1. mountain
        Synonym: (moe)
        타다/오르다san-eul tada/oreudato climb a mountain
      2. (metonymic) graveyard; mountainside cemetery
        Synonym: (more common) 산소(山所) (sanso)
      Usage notes
      • Small elevations of less than 100 meters, which would normally be considered "hills" in English, are often called (san) in Korean.
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

        Sino-Korean word from .

        Pronunciation

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

        Noun

        • (san) (hanja )

        1. (chemistry) acid
        Derived terms

        Etymology 3

          Sino-Korean word from .

          Pronunciation

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

          Noun

          • (san) (hanja )

          1. (formal, less common) calculation
            Synonym: (more common) 계산(計算) (gyesan)
            틀렸다.San-i teullyeotda.The calculation is wrong.
          Derived terms

          Etymology 4

            Sino-Korean word from .

            Suffix

            —산 • (-san) (hanja )

            1. made in..., product of...
              한국(韓國) (han'guk, Korea) + ‎산(産) (san) → ‎한국산(韓國産) (han'guksan, made in Korea)
            Derived terms