우민

우민

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愚民, from 愚 (“ignorant”) + 民 (“people; commoner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [umin]
• Phonetic hangeul: [우민]

Revised Romanization? umin Revised Romanization (translit.)? umin McCune–Reischauer? umin Yale Romanization? wumin

Noun

우민 • (umin) (hanja 愚民)

1. ignorant people; the ignorant masses

Derived terms

• 우민 정책 (愚民政策, umin jeongchaek, “obscurantism”)
• 우민화 정책 (愚民化政策, uminhwa jeongchaek, “obscurantism”) (more common)