우려

우려

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 憂慮, from 憂 (“anxiety”) + 慮 (“thinking”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[uɾjʌ̹]
• Phonetic Hangul[우려]

Revised Romanization? uryeo Revised Romanization (translit.)? ulyeo McCune–Reischauer? uryŏ Yale Romanization? wulye

Noun

우려 • (uryeo) (hanja 憂慮)

1. concern; worry
2. (law) reason to believe

Derived terms

• 우려되다 (uryeodoeda, “to give cause for concern”)
• 우려하다 (uryeohada, “to worry”)