념

념 U+B150, 념
HANGUL SYLLABLE NYEOM
Composition:ㄴ + ㅕ + ㅁ
← 녏
[U+B14F] 		Hangul Syllables 녑 →
[U+B151]
녀녁녂녃년녅녆
녇녈녉녊녋녌녍
녎녏념녑녒녓녔
녕녖녗녘녙녚녛
네 ←→ 녜

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nyeom
McCune–Reischauer?nyŏm
Yale Romanization?nyem

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 念

Noun

념 • (nyeom) (hanja 念)

  1. (North Korea, Yanbian) thought; idea
Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 념 (nyeom) is used when the hanja 염 (念, yeom) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.

Alternative forms
Derived terms
hanja as first syllable
second syllable onwards

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

념 (nyeom)

  1. 念: thought; idea
    (eumhun reading: 생각 념 (saenggak nyeom))
    (MC reading: 念 (MC nemH))
  2. 恬:
    (MC reading: 恬 (MC dem))
  3. 拈:
    (MC reading: 拈 (MC nem))
  4. 捻:
    (MC reading: 捻 (MC nep))
Usage notes

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 염 (yeom) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 념 (nyeom) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
  • 염 (yeom) (South Korea)

References
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