루

루 U+B8E8, 루 HANGUL SYLLABLE RU Composition: ㄹ + ㅜ ← 룧 [U+B8E7] Hangul Syllables 룩 → [U+B8E9]

루룩룪룫룬룭룮 룯룰룱룲룳룴룵 룶룷룸룹룺룻룼 룽룾룿뤀뤁뤂뤃
료 ←	→ 뤄

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾu]
• Phonetic hangul: [루]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	lu
McCune–Reischauer?	ru
Yale Romanization?	lwu

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 壘

Noun

루 • (ru) (hanja 壘)

1. rampart, military wall
2. baseball base

Derived terms

• 누의공과 (壘의空過, nuuigonggwa)
• 일루 (一壘, illu)
• 이루 (二壘, iru)
• 삼루 (三壘, samnu)

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

루 • (ru)

1. 屢:

   (MC reading: 屢 (MC ljuH))

2. 樓:

   (MC reading: 樓 (MC luw))

3. 累:

   (MC reading: 累 (MC ljweX|ljweH))

4. 淚:

   (MC reading: 淚 (MC lwijH))

5. 漏:

   (MC reading: 漏 (MC luwH))

6. 壘:

   (MC reading: 壘 (MC lwijX))

7. 婁:

   (MC reading: 婁 (MC lju|luw))

8. 瘻:

   (MC reading: 瘻 (MC lju|luwH))

9. 縷:

   (MC reading: 縷 (MC ljuX))

10. 蔞:

    (MC reading: 蔞 (MC lju|luw|ljuX))

11. 褸:

    (MC reading: 褸 (MC luw|ljuX))

12. 鏤:

    (MC reading: 鏤 (MC lju|luwH))

13. 陋:

    (MC reading: 陋 (MC luwH))

14. 慺:

    (MC reading: 慺 (MC lju|luw|ljuX))

15. 嶁:

    (MC reading: 嶁 (MC ljuX|luwX))

16. 耬:

    (MC reading: 耬 (MC luw))

17. 熡:

    (MC reading: 熡)

18. 僂:

    (MC reading: 僂 (MC luw|ljuX|luwH))

19. 嘍:

    (MC reading: 嘍 (MC luw|luwX))

20. 螻:

    (MC reading: 螻 (MC luw))

21. 髏:

    (MC reading: 髏 (MC luw))

Usage notes

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 노 (no) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 루 (ru) 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).

Alternative forms

• 노 (no) (South Korea)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]