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하늘

하늘

Korean

Noun

하늘 (haneul)

  1. sky
  2. (mostly Confucian setting) heaven
    하늘이 무섭지 않는가?
    Haneur-i museopji anneun-ga?
    Do you not fear heaven?
  3. (Christianity) heavenly god
  4. (obsolete) palate
    • 입천장 (天障, ipcheonjang, “palate”)
    • 입웃거엄ibutgeo-eom ― (obsolete) upper gum, palate

Synonyms

  • (, cheon, “sky, heaven”)
  • 천공 (天空, cheon-gong, “sky”)
  • 천궁 (天穹, cheon-gung, “(literally) sky dome”)
  • (, gong, “(mainly) void”)
  • (, gung, “dome”)

Antonyms

  • (ttang, “earth”)

Derived terms

  • 하늘나라 (haneullara, “Heaven, paradise”)
  • 하늘빛 (haneulbit, “sky blue”)
  • 하느님 (haneunim, “(secular) heavenly god”)

See also

  • 하나 (hana, “one”)
  • 하나님 (hananim, “(Christian) heavenly god”)
  • 한울님 (hanullim, “(Cheondogyo) heavenly god”)
  • 구무 (gumu, “(obsolete) hole, cavity”)