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See also: -도

(see above for the particle)

U+B3C4, 도
HANGUL SYLLABLE DO
Composition: +

[U+B3C3]
Hangul Syllables
[U+B3C5]




뎨 ←→ 돠

Jeju

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Ultimately borrowed from Proto-Japonic *to; compare Japanese () (to).

Noun

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(do)

  1. entrance

Etymology 2

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Perhaps the native Koreanic word for "deity". Compare Proto-Japonic *ti (spirit).

Noun

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(do)

  1. (chiefly in compounds) god, deity
    궤네깃gwenegitdogod of Gwenegi village

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?do
Revised Romanization (translit.)?do
McCune–Reischauer?to
Yale Romanization?

Noun

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(do) (hanja )

  1. (government) province (in both Koreas)
    (Administrative divisions of South Korea) 리(里) (ri), 동(洞) (dong), 면(面) (myeon), 읍(邑) (eup), 구(區) (gu), 군(郡) (gun), 시(市) (si), 도(道) (do)
  2. principle, reason; morals; (philosophy, Confucianism) the Way, the Tao
    Synonym: 도리(道理) (dori)
    닦다do-reul dakdato cultivate one's morals
Derived terms
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See also
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?do
Revised Romanization (translit.)?do
McCune–Reischauer?to
Yale Romanization?

Noun

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(do) (hanja )

  1. (in idiomatic expressions) bound, limit, extent
    지나치다do-ga jinachidato take something too far / to go beyond moderation
    넘다do-reul neomdato go beyond bounds (in a negative way)

Counter

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(do) (hanja )

  1. degree of temperature
    섭씨 25seopssi isibo-do25 degrees Celsius
  2. (geometry) degree of an angle
    45 각도sasibo-do gakdoan angle of 45 degrees
  3. (geography) degree of longitude or latitude
    동경 125donggyeong baegisibo-dolongitude 125° E
  4. percentage of alcohol concentration

Derived terms

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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from English do or some other European language.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?do
Revised Romanization (translit.)?do
McCune–Reischauer?to
Yale Romanization?to

Noun

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(do)

  1. do (musical note)

Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from .

Suffix

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—도 (-do) (hanja )

  1. (geography) island
    제주 (濟州)Jeju Island
Derived terms
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Etymology 5

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(do)