Korean

Meaning: sound; reading (of a character)
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

音

Example sentences

What is the reading of this Chinese character?
국악 연주자는 생황으로 '라' 음을 연주했다.
The traditional Korean musician played the 'La' note with the saenghwang.
그녀는 피아노로 '미' 음을 쳤다.
She played the 'mi' note on the piano.
지나친 음주는 건강을 해칠 수 있습니다.
Excessive drinking can harm your health.
우리는 새 앨범을 녹음하기 위해 스튜디오에 갔다.
We went to the studio to record our new album.

Usage Notes

Refers to the phonetic reading of a character, especially a Hanja.

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