이

Preposition

 * 1) the locative particle: in; at

Etymology 1
. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Numeral

 * 1) two

Etymology 2
Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Determiner

 * 1) this

Etymology 1
From, from. and other Dravidian terms.

Determiner

 * 1) this

Pronoun

 * 1)  this, this thing, this person
 * 2)  here
 * 1)  here
 * 1)  here
 * 1)  here
 * 1)  here

Usage notes
In spoken Korean, the word is used only as a determiner. To say "this person", "this thing", etc., a noun must be present:, , etc.

Etymology 2
, from the reading, from.

Numeral

 * 1)  two

Etymology 3
Compounds still retain the original form.

Pronunciation
In isolation or as the initial element of a compound:

As the non-initial element of a compound:





Noun

 * 1) tooth, teeth
 * [[File:Ko-이 없으면 잇몸으로 산다.ogg]]
 * 1) the teeth of a saw or a similar jagged surface
 * 2)  mechanical joint
 * [[File:Ko-이 없으면 잇몸으로 산다.ogg]]
 * 1) the teeth of a saw or a similar jagged surface
 * 2)  mechanical joint
 * 1)  mechanical joint
 * 1)  mechanical joint

Usage notes

 * In South Korea, the compounded form is written to reflect the actual pronunciation. In North Korea, it is written  for consistency. The pronunciation is the same in both countries except if spelling pronunciation interferes for some North Koreans.

Etymology 4
From.

Dependent noun

 * 1)  person, man (in the gender-neutral sense)

Etymology 5
Compounds still retain the original form.

Pronunciation
In isolation or as the initial element of a compound:

As the non-initial element of a compound:



Noun

 * 1) louse tiny bloodsucking insect

Usage notes

 * In South Korea, the compounded form is written to reflect the actual pronunciation. In North Korea, it is written  for consistency. The pronunciation is the same in both countries except if spelling pronunciation interferes for some North Koreans.

Etymology 6
, Middle Korean reading and.

Proper noun

 * , the second most common Korean surname, used by roughly 7.3 million people in South Korea as of 2015

Usage notes

 * 98.5% of South Koreans with this surname romanize it as "Lee". North Koreans tend to romanize it as "Ri".

Etymology 7
, from the Middle Korean reading, from.

Noun

 * 1)  , the underlying ordering principle of the cosmos

Usage notes

 * In the case of this specific word, the pronunciation is common even in South Korea. The reason may be to avoid homophony with other Chinese characters, given the context of East Asian philosophy where single-character Chinese terms are common.

Etymology 8
, from.

Noun

 * 1)  profit, benefit
 * 2)  interest
 * 1)  interest
 * 1)  interest

Etymology 9
From.

Numeral

 * 1)  one-hundredth, 10-2

Etymology 12
Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Etymology 13
Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters in isolation or as the first element of a compound. As the non-initial element of a compound, they are read as.

After a language reform in North Korea in the mid-twentieth century intended to make Sino-Korean readings uniform, they are always read as in all environments.

Etymology 14
Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters in isolation or as the first element of a compound. As the non-initial element of a compound, they are read as.

After a language reform in North Korea in the mid-twentieth century intended to make Sino-Korean readings uniform, they are always read as in all environments.