닉

닉	U+B2C9, 닉 HANGUL SYLLABLE NIG

Composition:	ㄴ + ㅣ + ㄱ
Dubeolsik input:	s-l-r

← 니
[U+B2C8]

Hangul Syllables

닊 →
[U+B2CA]

Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[nik̚]
Phonetic Hangul[닉]

Revised Romanization^?	nik
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	nig
McCune–Reischauer^?	nik
Yale Romanization^?	nik

Etymology 1

늬 ←	→ 다
니닉닊닋닌닍닎 닏닐닑닒닓닔닕 닖닗님 닙닚닛닜 닝닞닟닠닡닢닣

Syllable

닉 • (nik)

A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄴ, ㅣ, and ㄱ.

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

닉 (nik)

匿: to hide
(eumhun reading: 숨쉴 닉 (sumswil nik), MC reading: 匿 (MC ɳɨk̚))
溺: to drown
(eumhun reading: 빠질 닉 (ppajil nik), MC reading: 溺 (MC ȵɨɐk̚, nek̚))

Alternative forms

익 (ik) (South Korea)

Usage notes

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 익 (ik) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 닉 (nik) 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).

References

Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2015). Table of Hanja for Personal Names (인명용한자표, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo).

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