악

악 U C545, 악 HANGUL SYLLABLE AG Composition: ㅇ ㅏ ㄱ ← 아 [U C544] Hangul Syllables 앆 → [U C546]

아악앆앇안앉않 앋알앍앎앏앐앑 앒앓암압앖앗았 앙앚앛앜앝앞앟
씨 ←	→ 애

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 惡, from the Middle Korean reading 악〮 (Yale: ák).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [악]

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

Noun

악 • (ak) (hanja 惡)

1. evil; wickedness

   Antonym: 선(善) (seon)

Derived terms

• 악하다 (惡—, akhada)
• 악마 (惡魔, angma) devil, The Devil
• See the hanja entry at 惡 for Sino-Korean compounds of 악 (惡, ak).