년

년 U B144, 년 HANGUL SYLLABLE NYEON Composition: ㄴ ㅕ ㄴ ← 녃 [U B143] Hangul Syllables 녅 → [U B145]

녀녁녂녃년녅녆 녇녈녉녊녋녌녍 녎녏념녑녒녓녔 녕녖녗녘녙녚녛
네 ←	→ 녜

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɲʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [년]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	nyŏn
Yale Romanization?	nyen

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

년 • (nyeon)

1. (vulgar, sometimes offensive, sometimes referring specifically to females) bitch, bastard

   Coordinate term: 놈 (nom, “bastard”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 年 (“year”)

Counter

년 • (nyeon) (hanja 年)

1. year

   마지막 15(십오)년

   majimak 15(sibo)nyeon

   the last 15 years

   1978(천구백칠십팔)년

   1978(cheon'gubaekchilsip'pal)nyeon

   the year of 1978

Noun

년 • (nyeon) (hanja 年)

1. (North Korea, Yanbian) year

Alternative forms

• 연 (年, yeon) (South Korea)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

년 (nyeon)

1. 年:

   (MC reading: 年 (MC nen))

2. 撚:

   (MC reading: 撚 (MC nenX))

3. 碾:

   (MC reading: 碾 (MC nrjenH))

4. 秊: Alternative form of 年

   (MC reading: 秊 (MC nen))

Usage notes

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 연 (yeon) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 년 (nyeon) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms

• 연 (yeon) (South Korea)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]