위

wi · [위]

top · higher part · surface · being senior

nounbound nounBeginner

Meanings

위 · noun · Beginner

  1. top; higher partA higher position than a certain standard; a higher position than the middle.
  2. topThe top of a long or tall thing, or a place close to the top.
  3. surface; topThe outside or flat surface of something.
  4. being senior; being superiorThe higher part in social status, position, etc.
  5. being olderThe state of being older.
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  1. superiorityThe state of being higher in a grade, degree, quality, etc.
  2. the above; the foregoingA part mentioned before the present sentence in a piece of writing, etc.
  3. upper streamA part from which the waters of a river, etc., flow.
  4. being earlierThe state of preceding in time.
  5. The bounds or range defined by a certain condition, etc.
  6. Something in addition to something that exists already.

위 · bound noun · Intermediate

  1. A unit used to indicate a rank or order.
Other Words Spelled the Same (2)

위 · noun · Advanced

  1. stomachAn organ responsible for digesting food inside the body of an animal or person.

위 · noun

  1. The name of the vowel 'ㅟ' in the Korean alphabet.

Written Forms

위Hangul
位Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

무대 위에는 많은 팬들이 있어요.There are many fans on the stage.Read the Lesson
오늘 1위를 하고 부른 앵콜 무대가 최고였어.The encore stage they performed after winning first place today was the best.Read the Lesson
무대 위에 멋진 아이돌이 있어요.There is a cool idol on the stage.Read the Lesson

Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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