우
Meanings
Noun
1. right side (formal)
2. right wing (politics)
3. foolish mistake
4. Conveys forceful collective movement, e.g. of crowds or gusts.
5. The second-highest score in the five-point grading system in South Korean schools, ultimately abolished in 2012; equivalent to B in the Roman alphabet grading scheme.
6. or; and (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean)
7. the fifth note in the pentatonic scale of East Asian classical music, equivalent to la (music)
Pronunciation
u
Examples11
분노한 시위대들이 대통령궁으로 우 몰려들었다.
The outraged protesters stormed into the presidential palace.
우를 범하고 말았습니다.
I ended up committing a foolish error.
우는 거야?
Are you crying?
우는 아이를 달래다.
to calm a crying child
형식은 얼골이 붉어지며 혼ᄌᆞ 빙긋 우셧다
Only Hyeongsik smiled as his face reddened.
잠결에 누가 우는 소리를 들었다.
While sleeping, I heard someone crying.