미

See also: 𠮝

미	U+BBF8, 미 HANGUL SYLLABLE MI

Composition:	ㅁ + ㅣ
Dubeolsik input:	a-l

← 믷
[U+BBF7]

Hangul Syllables

믹 →
[U+BBF9]

Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[mi]
Phonetic Hangul[미]

Revised Romanization^?	mi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	mi
McCune–Reischauer^?	mi
Yale Romanization^?	mi

Etymology 1

믜 ←	→ 바
미믹믺믻민믽믾 믿밀밁밂밃밄밅 밆밇밈밉밊밋밌 밍밎및밐밑밒밓

Syllable

미 • (mi)

A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅁ and ㅣ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 美

Noun

미 • (mi) (hanja 美)

beauty
(only in compounds) the USA; the Americas

Derived terms

(beauty):

미술 (美術, misul)
미어 (美語, mieo)
미용 (美容, miyong)
미인 (美人, miin)
미학 (美學, mihak)
우미 (優美, umi)
찬미 (讚美, chanmi)

(USA; Americas):

남미 (南美, Nammi, “South America”)
미국 (美國, Miguk, “America”)
북미 (北美, Bungmi, “North America”)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian mi.

Noun

미 • (mi)

(music) third note of the major scale, mi.

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

미 (mi)

Extended content

米: rice
(eumhun reading: 쌀 미 (ssal mi), MC reading: 米 (MC mei^X))
未: not
(eumhun reading: 아닐 미 (anil mi), MC reading: 未 (MC mʉi^H))
味: flavor
(eumhun reading: 맛 미 (mat mi), MC reading: 味 (MC mʉi^H))
美: beauty
(eumhun reading: 아름다울 미 (areumdaul mi), MC reading: 美 (MC mˠiɪ^X))
尾: tail
(eumhun reading: 꼬리 미 (kkori mi), MC reading: 尾 (MC mʉi^X))
迷: confusion
(eumhun reading: 미혹할 미 (mihokhal mi), MC reading: 迷 (MC mei))
微: small
(eumhun reading: 작을 미 (jageul mi), MC reading: 微 (MC mʉi))
眉: eyebrow
(eumhun reading: 눈썹 미 (nunsseop mi), MC reading: 眉 (MC mˠiɪ))
渼: swimming
(eumhun reading: 물놀이 미 (mullori mi), MC reading: 渼 (MC mˠiɪ^X))
薇: fern
(eumhun reading: 고비 미 (gobi mi), MC reading: 薇 (MC mˠiɪ, mʉi))
彌: thoroughly
(eumhun reading: 두루 미 (duru mi), MC reading: 彌 (MC miᴇ))
嵄:
(MC reading: 嵄)
媄:
(MC reading: 媄 (MC mˠiɪ^X))
媚: flattery
(eumhun reading: 아첨할 미 (acheomhal mi), MC reading: 媚 (MC mˠiɪ^H))
嵋: name of a mountain
(eumhun reading: 산 이름 미 (san ireum mi), MC reading: 嵋 (MC mˠiɪ))
梶: treetop
(eumhun reading: 나무 끝 미 (namu kkeut mi), MC reading: 梶)
楣: lintel
(eumhun reading: 문미 미 (munmi mi), MC reading: 楣 (MC mˠiɪ))
湄: shore
(eumhun reading: 물가 미 (mulga mi), MC reading: 湄 (MC mˠiɪ))
謎: puzzle
(eumhun reading: 수수께끼 미 (susukkekki mi), MC reading: 謎 (MC mei^H))
靡: collapse
(eumhun reading: 쓰러질 미 (sseureojil mi), MC reading: 靡 (MC mˠiᴇ^X))
黴: mold
(eumhun reading: 곰팡이 미 (gompang-i mi), MC reading: 黴 (MC mˠiɪ))
躾:
(MC reading: 躾)
媺:
(MC reading: 媺 (MC mˠiɪ^X))
濔:
(MC reading: 濔 (MC miᴇ^X))
煝:
(MC reading: 煝 (MC mˠiɪ^H))
娓:
(MC reading: 娓 (MC mʉi^X, mˠiɪ^H))
洣:
(MC reading: 洣 (MC mei^X))
侎:
(MC reading: 侎 (MC miᴇ^X))
瑂:
(MC reading: 瑂 (MC mˠiɪ))
𥹄: to enter deeply
(eumhun reading: 깊이 들어갈 미 (gipi deureogal mi), MC reading: 𥹄)
㵟:
(MC reading: 㵟)
冞:
(MC reading: 冞 (MC miᴇ))
蘪:
(MC reading: 蘪 (MC mˠiɪ))
亹:
(MC reading: 亹 (MC mʉi^X))
弭:
(MC reading: 弭 (MC miᴇ^X))
敉:
(MC reading: 敉 (MC miᴇ^X))
麋:
(MC reading: 麋 (MC mˠiɪ))
瀰:
(MC reading: 瀰 (MC miᴇ, miᴇ^X))
獼:
(MC reading: 獼 (MC miᴇ))
糜:
(MC reading: 糜 (MC mˠiᴇ))
縻:
(MC reading: 縻 (MC mˠiᴇ))
苿:
(MC reading: 苿)
蘼:
(MC reading: 蘼 (MC mˠiᴇ, mˠiᴇ^X))
弥: Alternative form of 彌
(MC reading: 弥)
咩:
(MC reading: 咩)
羋:
(MC reading: 羋 (MC miᴇ^X))
芈:
(MC reading: 芈)
菋:
(MC reading: 菋 (MC mʉi^H))

References

Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2018). Table of Hanja for Personal Names (인명용한자표／人名用漢字表, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo).