님

님 U+B2D8, 님
HANGUL SYLLABLE NIM
Composition:ㄴ + ㅣ + ㅁ
Dubeolsik input:s-l-a
← 닗
[U+B2D7] 		Hangul Syllables 닙 →
[U+B2D9]

Korean
니닉닊닋닌닍닎
닏닐닑닒닓닔닕
닖닗님닙닚닛닜
닝닞닟닠닡닢닣
늬 ←→ 다

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[nim]
  • Phonetic Hangul[님]
Revised Romanization? nim
Revised Romanization (translit.)? nim
McCune–Reischauer? nim
Yale Romanization? nim

Suffix

—님 • (-nim)

  1. (honorific suffix) esteemed; brother, sister, grandfather

Usage notes

님 (nim) is affixed to many kinship terms to make them honorific, often to refer to family members other than one's own.

Derived terms

Noun

님 • (nim)

  1. (dependent noun, after a person's name) Mr., Mrs. More respectful than 씨 (ssi).
    홍길동님
    honggildongnim
    Mr Hong
  2. (archaic) lord, darling.

See also
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