을

See also: -을
을 U+C744, 을
HANGUL SYLLABLE EUL
Composition:ㅇ + ㅡ + ㄹ
← 읃
[U+C743] 		Hangul Syllables 읅 →
[U+C745]
으윽윾윿은읁읂
읃을읅읆읇읈읉
읊읋음읍읎읏읐
응읒읓읔읕읖읗
유 ←→ 의

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eul
McCune–Reischauer?ŭl
Yale Romanization?ul

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 乙; this character is the second of the Heavenly Stems, and is therefore used in contracts and legal documents as the equivalent to "Party B" (i.e. the obligated party).

    Noun

    을 • (eul) (hanja 乙)

    1. B; used to enumerate the second of a group of unnamed people or objects
      Coordinate terms: 갑(甲) (gap, “A”), 병(丙) (byeong, “C”), 정(丁) (jeong, “D”)
    2. (idiomatic) the weaker or disadvantaged party in a relationship between two sides
      Antonym: 갑(甲) (gap, “the stronger party”)
      기업이 갑이고 정부가 을이다.
      Gieob-i gab-igo jeongbu-ga eur-ida.
      The corporations have the advantages and the government is disadvantaged.
    3. the second of the ten heavenly stems
    Usage notes
    Coordinate terms
    Chinese heavenly stems: 천간 (cheon'gan)edit

    Etymology 2

    Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

    Syllable

    을 • (eul)

    More information
    1. 乙:
      (MC reading: 乙 (MC 'it))
    2. 圪:
      (MC reading: 圪 (MC ngit|ngj+t))
    3. 鳦:
      (MC reading: 鳦 (MC 'it))
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