# 무

| 무 | U+BB34, &#47924; HANGUL SYLLABLE MU |
| Composition: | ㅁ + ㅜ |
| ← 묳 [U+BB33] | Hangul Syllables | 묵 → [U+BB35] |
무묵묶묷문묹묺 묻물묽묾묿뭀뭁 뭂뭃뭄뭅뭆뭇뭈 뭉뭊뭋뭌뭍뭎뭏 :
| 묘 ← | → 뭐 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

From earlier 무우 (muu) (unstandardized in South Korea in 1988), from Middle Korean 무ᅀᅮ (Yale: mwùzwù), connective form before suffixes 무ᇫㅇ (Yale: mwùzG-), from pre-Middle Korean *mwusuk. Dialects commonly preserve the medial /-s-/.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mu(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

무 • (mu)
* Korean radish, a variety of daikon commonly consumed in Korea (both the plant and its edible root)
    Synonym: (rare) 나복(蘿蔔) (nabok)
* (by extension) similar root vegetables, including other daikons, rutabagas, swedes, and yellow turnips

##### Alternative forms

Historical and regional synonyms of 무 (mu, “radish”) :
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| Group | Region | Location | Words |
| Standardised forms | South Korean Standard Language | South Korean Standard Language | 무 (mū) |
| Standardised forms | North Korean Cultured Language | North Korean Cultured Language | 무 (mū), 무우 (muu) |
| Historical forms | Middle Korean | Middle Korean | 무ᅀᅮ (mwùzwù) (isolation), 무ᇫㅇ (mwùzG-) (connective) |
| Historical forms | Early Modern Seoul Korean | Early Modern Seoul Korean | 무우 (muu) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Modern colloquial Seoul | 무 (mu) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Traditional Seoul | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Kaesong | 무유 (muyu) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Changpung | 무유 (muyu) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yeoncheon | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Paju | 무 (mū), 무이 (mu'i) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Pocheon | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Ganghwa | 무이 (mu'i) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Gimpo | 무유 (muyu) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Goyang | 무 (mū), 무유 (muyu) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yangju | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Gapyeong | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Siheung | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yangpyeong | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Hwaseong | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yongin | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Icheon | 무우 (muu), 무수 (musu) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yeoju | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Pyeongtaek | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Anseong | 무수 (musu) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Chuncheon | 무 (mū), 무우 (muu) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Wonju | 무 (mū), 무수 (musu) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Kosan | 무 (mū), 무꾸 (mukku) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Cheorwon | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Hwacheon | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Yanggu | 무 (mū), 무꾸 (mukku) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Inje | 무 (mū), 무우 (muu), 무꾸 (mukku), 무수 (musu) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Hongcheon | 무 (mū), 무꾸 (mukku), 무수 (musu) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Hoengseong | 무 (mū), 무꾸 (mukku), 무수 (musu) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Gangneung | 무 (mū́), 무우 (mùú), 무우 (mũ̀ú), 무이 (mùí), 무꾸 (mùkkú) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Wonsan | 무 (mū), 무꾸 (mukku) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Kumya | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Kowon | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Munchon | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Anbyeon | 무 (mū), 무꾸 (mukku) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Tongchon | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Kosong | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Yangyang | 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Samcheok | 무 (mū́), 무꾸 (mùkkú) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Pyeongchang | 무 (mū), 무우 (muu), 무수 (musu), 무꾸 (mukku) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Yeongwol | 무 (mū́), 무수 (mùsú), 무꾸 (mùkkú) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Jeongseon | 무우 (muu), 무꾸 (mukku) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Cheongju | 무수 (musu), 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Jincheon | 무수 (musu), 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Eumseong | 무수 (musu), 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Chungju | 무수 (musu), 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Jecheon | 무수 (musu), 무 (mū), 무우 (muu), 무꾸 (mukku) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Danyang | 무수 (musu), 무꾸 (mukku) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Goesan | 무수 (musu), 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Boeun | 무수 (musu), 무우 (muu) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Okcheon | 무수 (musu), 무우 (muu) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Yeongdong | 무수 (musu), 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Daejeon | 무수 (musu), 무우 (muu) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Seosan | 무수 (musu), 무우 (muu) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Dangjin | 무수 (musu), 무우 (muu) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Asan | 무수 (musu), 무우 (muu) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Cheonan | 무수 (musu), 무 (mū), 무우 (muu) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Yesan | 무수 (musu), 무우 (muu) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Hongseong | 무수 (musu), 무 (mū), 무우 (muu) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Cheongyang | 무수 (musu) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Gongju | 무수 (musu) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Yeongi | 무수 (musu), 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Boryeong | 무수 (musu), 무이 (mu'i) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Buyeo | 무수 (musu), 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Seocheon | 무수 (musu), 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Nonsan | 무수 (musu), 무우 (muu) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Geumsan | 무수 (musu), 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Haeju | 무유 (muyu) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Ongjin | 미우 (miu), 무 (mū) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Yonan | 무이 (mu'i) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Taetan | 미우 (miu) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Chaeryong | 미우 (miu), 무이 (mu'i) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Changyon | 미우 (miu) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Anak | 미우 (miu) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Unnyul | 미우 (miu) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Hwangju | 무 (mū), 무이 (mu'i) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Sohung | 미우 (miu) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Kumchon | 미우 (miu) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Singye | 무이 (mu'i) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Suan | 미우 (miu) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Koksan | 무이 (mu'i) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Daegu | 무'시 (mu si), 무'우 (mu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongju | 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Bonghwa | 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Uljin | 무'수 (mu su), 무'꾸 (mu kku), 무 (mū́) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Mungyeong | 무'시 (mu si), 무'수 (mu su), 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yecheon | 무'수 (mu su), 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Andong | 무'시 (mu si), 무'꾸 (mu kku), 무'우 (mu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongyang | 무'시 (mu si), 무'꾸 (mu kku), 무'우 (mu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Sangju | 무'시 (mu si), 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Uiseong | 무'시 (mu si), 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Cheongsong | 무'시 (mu si), 무'꾸 (mu kku), 무'수 (mu su), 무'우 (mu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongdeok | 무'시 (mu si), 무'꾸 (mu kku), 무'우 (mu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gimcheon | 무'시 (mu si), 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gumi | 무'시 (mu si), 무'수 (mu su) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gunwi | 무'시 (mu si), 무'수 (mu su) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Pohang | 무'시 (mu si), 무'꾸 (mu kku), 무'우 (mu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Seongju | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Chilgok | 무'시 (mu si), 무'꾸 (mu kku), 무 (mū́) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gyeongsan | 무'시 (mu si), 무'우 (mu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongcheon | 무'시 (mu si), 무'우 (mu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Goryeong | 무'시 (mu si), 무'우 (mu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Cheongdo | 무'시 (mu si), 무'수 (mu su), 무'우 (mu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gyeongju | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Busan | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Ulsan | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Changwon | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geochang | 무'시 (mu si), 무'우 (mu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hapcheon | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Changnyeong | 무'시 (mu si), 무'수 (mu su) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Miryang | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hamyang | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Sancheong | 무'시 (mu si), 무'수 (mu su) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Uiryeong | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hadong | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Jinju | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Haman | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Gimhae | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Yangsan | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Sacheon | 무'시 (mu si), 무'수 (mu su) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Goseong | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Namhae | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Tongyeong | 무'시 (mu si), 무'수 (mu su) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geoje | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Ulju | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Yanbian (in general) | 무'꾸 (mu kku), 무'수 (mu su) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Tonghua | 무'시 (mu si), 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Jilin City | 무'시 (mu si), 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Liaoyuan | 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Changchun | 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Shenyang | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Benxi | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Anshan | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Tieling | 무'시 (mu si) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Harbin | 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Jiamusi | 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Yichun | 무'꾸 (mu kku) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jeonju | 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gunsan | 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Iksan | 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Wanju | 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jinan | 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Muju | 무시 (musi), 무수 (musu), 무 (mū) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gimje | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Buan | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jeongeup | 무시 (musi), 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Imsil | 무시 (musi), 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jangsu | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gochang | 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Sunchang | 무시 (musi), 무 (mū) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Namwon | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gwangju | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeonggwang | 무시 (musi), 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jangseong | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Damyang | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gokseong | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gurye | 무시 (musi), 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Hampyeong | 무시 (musi), 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Sinan | 무시 (musi), 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Muan | 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Mokpo | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Naju | 무시 (musi), 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Hwasun | 무시 (musi), 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Suncheon | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gwangyang | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeongam | 무시 (musi), 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jindo | 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Haenam | 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gangjin | 무시 (musi), 무수 (musu) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Wando | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jangheung | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Boseong | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Goheung | 무시 (musi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeosu | 무시 (musi) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Pyongyang | 무 (mū), 무이 (mu'i) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Pakchon | 무 (mū) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Nyongbyon | 무 (mū) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Kusong | 무 (mu) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Kanggye | 무 (mū) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Chasong | 무 (mu) |
| Pyongan Korean | Diaspora | Tonghua | 무 (mu) |
| Pyongan Korean | Diaspora | Shenyang | 무 (mu), 무우 (muu) |
| Pyongan Korean | Diaspora | Dandong | 무 (mu) |
| Pyongan Korean | Diaspora | Benxi | 무 (mu) |
| Pyongan Korean | Diaspora | Yingkou | 무 (mu) |
| Pyongan Korean | Diaspora | Panjin | 무 (mu) |
| Pyongan Korean | Diaspora | Harbin | 무 (mu), 무우 (muu) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Hamhung | 무 (mu), 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Chongpyong | 무수 (musu), 무 (mu) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Yonggwang | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Sinhung | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Hongwon | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Pukchong | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Riwon | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Changjin | 무 (mu) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Chongjin | 무'끼 (mu kki), 미'끼 (mi kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kimchaek | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kilju | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kyongsong | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Puryong | 무'끼 (mu kki), 미'끼 (mi kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Rason | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Musan | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Hyesan | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kapsan | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Pungso | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Samsu | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kimhyongjik | 무 (mu) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Yanji | 무'끼 (mu kki), 므'끼 (meu kki), 무'꾸 (mu kku), '노배 ( nobae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Tumen | 무'끼 (mu kki), 무'꾸 (mu kku), '노배 ( nobae), '노베 ( nobe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Dunhua | 무'끼 (mu kki), '노배 ( nobae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Hunchun | 무'끼 (mu kki), '노배 ( nobae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Longjing | 무'끼 (mu kki), '노배 ( nobae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Helong | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Wangqing | '노배 ( nobae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Baishan | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Jilin City | 무'꾸 (mu kku) (informant's wife was a Gyeongsang speaker) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Mudanjiang | 무'끼 (mu kki), '노배 ( nobae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Jixi | 무'끼 (mu kki), '노배 ( nobae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Qitaihe | 무'끼 (mu kki), '노배 ( nobae), '노베 ( nobe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Shuangyashan | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Jiamusi | '노배 ( nobae), '로베 ( robe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Hegang | 무'끼 (mu kki) |
| Yukjin Korean | Yukjin | Kyonghung | 무끼 (mùkkí) (possibly connective form followed by suffix -í) |
| Yukjin Korean | Yukjin | Hoeryong | 무끼 (mùkkí) (possibly connective form followed by suffix -í) |
| Yukjin Korean | Yukjin | Onsong | 무끼 (mùkkí) (possibly connective form followed by suffix -í) |
| Yukjin Korean | Diaspora | Hunchun | 무수 (mùsù) (isolation), 무끼 (mùkkí) (isolation), 묶 (mùkk-) (connective), 노배 (nóbàe) (only Chinese radishes) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Jeju City | ᄂᆞᆷ삐 (nawmppi) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Daejeong | ᄂᆞᆷ삐 (nawmppi) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Gujwa | ᄂᆞᆷ삐 (nawmppi) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Seogwipo | ᄂᆞᆷ삐 (nawmppi) |
| Note: Forms listed as Northeastern may include Yukjin ones, because the consulted source did not distinguish beteen the two dialects. ||||
| This table is an amalgamation of surveys of speakers mostly born before 1950 and may not reflect the language of younger speakers, which has lexically converged towards the standard Seoul dialect in both North and South Koreas. ||||

##### Derived terms

* 겨자무 (gyeojamu, “horseradish”)
* 꽃무 (kkonmu, “stock flower”)
* 들무 (deulmu, “wild radish”)
* 뱀무 (baemmu, “Geum japonicum”)
* 서양(西洋)무 (seoyangmu, “Western red radish”)
* 순무 (sunmu, “turnip”)
* 썰무 (sseolmu, “radish historically sold by wandering salesman”)
* 열무 (yeolmu, “young summer radish”)
* 왜(倭)무 (waemu, “new breed of radish introduced around 1900”)
* 조선(朝鮮)무 (joseonmu, “native Korean radish”)
* 총각무 (chonggangmu, “Chonggak radish”)
* 무떡 (mutteok, “radish rice cake”)
* 무말랭 (mumallaeng, “sliced radish dish”)
* 무싹 (mussak, “radish sprouts”)
* 무청 (mucheong, “radish leaves and stalks”)

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 無 (“nothing, not being”), from the Middle Korean reading 무 (Yale: mwù).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mu]
* Phonetic hangul: [무]

#### Noun

무 • (mu) (hanja 無)
* nothing, nothingness, nonexistence (especially as an abstract concept in opposition to existence)
    Antonym: 유(有) (yu)
    무에서 유를 창조하다mu-eseo yu-reul changjo-hadato create something out of nothing
** 1918, 韓龍雲 (Han Yong-un)<t:Han Yong-un>, “心(심) (Sim) [The Heart]”, in 惟(유)心(심), number 1:心(심)은 無(무)의 實(실)在(재)오 有(유)의 眞(진)空(공)이니라Sim-eun mu-ui siljae-o yu-ui jin'gong-iniraThe heart is the manifestation of non-existence and the vacuum of existence.
* Used to count draws when marking scores in competitions and tournaments.
    1승 2무 1패ilseung imu ilpaeone win, two draws, one loss
* (Buddhism) Given in response to a koan or a question that mistakenly assumes an affirmative or negative answer.
    개가 불성이 있습니까? — 무!gae-ga bulseong-i itseumnikka? - mu!Does a dog have a Buddha-nature? — Mu!

#### Prefix

무— • (mu-) (hanja 無)
* non-, un-, a-; a prefix marking an absence of something
    ‎무(無) (mu) + ‎공해(公害) (gonghae, “pollution”) → ‎무공해(無公害) (mugonghae, “non-polluting”)
    ‎무(無) (mu) + ‎소음(騷音) (so'eum, “noise”) → ‎무소음(無騷音) (muso'eum, “noiseless”)
    ‎무(無) (mu) + ‎매너 (maeneo, “manners”) → ‎무(無)매너 (mumaeneo, “no manners, rude”)

#### Derived terms

* 무(無)하다 (muhada, “to be nonexistent”) (archaic except in Buddhism)
* See the hanja entry at 無 for Sino-Korean compounds of 무 (無, mu).

#### See also

* 없다 (eopda), the Korean adjective expressing nonexistence

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 武, from the Middle Korean reading 무〯 (Yale: mwǔ).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mu(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

무 • (mu) (hanja 武)
* (especially historical) martial ethos; the military arts; everything to do with warfare or (by extension) martial arts, especially as a concept in East Asian political theory
    Antonym: 문(文) (mun, “literary arts, literariness, civility”)
    Coordinate term: 문무(文武) (munmu, “literate arts and martial knowledge considered together”)
** 1613, 시경언해/詩經諺解 [Korean translation of the Classic of Poetry]:文(문)ᄒᆞ고 武(무)ᄒᆞᆫ 吉(길)甫(보)ㅣ여 萬(만)邦(방)이 법을 삼놋다mun-hago mu-han Gilbo-iyeo manbang-i beob-eul samnotdaO Jifu, who mastered the arts of peace and the arts of war! The myriad realms make you as their law.
** early 18th century, 홍길동전 경판본/洪吉童傳 京板本 [Seoul edition of the Tale of Hong Gildong]:신이 젼하ᄅᆞᆯ 밧드러 만셰ᄅᆞᆯ 뫼올가 ᄒᆞ오나, 쳔비쇼ᄉᆡᆼ이라 문으로 옥당의 막히옵고 무로 션천의 막일지라 […]sin-i jeonha-reul batdeureo mansye-reul moe'olga haona, cheonbisyosaeng-ira mun-euro okdang-ui makhiopgo mu-ro syeoncheon-ui magiljira [ … ]Though I would like to serve Your Majesty and be at your side for a myriad generations, I am the child of a lowly slave-woman. With regards to the civil arts, the halls of jade [i.e. civil service] are blocked to me; as for the military path, the Office of Transmission [post of military officers in the Korean army] is blocked to me.
** 1920, “戰(전)爭(쟁)은 罪(죄)惡(악)뿐 余(여)의 縱(종)橫(횡)觀(관) [War is naught but evil: my wide-ranging thoughts]”, in The Dong-a Ilbo:진실노 武(무)를 論(논)하고 兵(병)을 說(설)하는 者(자)를 時(시)代(대)의 錯(착)誤(오)者(자)로 하야 이를 呪(주)咀(저)하게 되얏다.Jinsil-lo mu-reul non-hago byeong-eul seol-haneun ja-reul sidae-ui chagoja-ro haya i-reul jujeo-hage doeyatda.Truly, people have come to curse those who discuss military affairs and speak of armies, considering them as men who have misread the era.
** 2019, “조선이 명을 섬길 때 일본은 세계를 만났다 [joseoni myeong'eul seomgil ttae ilboneun segyereul mannatda, When Korea served Ming China, Japan encountered the world]”, in The Chosun Ilbo:국가 차원에서는 강병(强兵)이 없었고 개인 차원에서는 무(武)를 천시한 결과라는 것이다.Gukga chawon-eseo-neun gangbyeong-i eopseotgo gaein chawon-eseo-neun mureul cheonsi-han gyeolgwa-raneun geos-ida.That is, [defeat] was the result of not having high-quality troops from a state perspective, and neglecting martial virtues from an individual perspective.

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 武 for Sino-Korean compounds of 무 (武, mu).

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 舞 (“dance”), from the Middle Korean reading 무〯 (Yale: mwǔ).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mu(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

무 • (mu) (hanja 舞)
* (rather uncommon) dance
    Synonym: (more common) 춤 (chum)
** 2016, “산청군민 무(舞)로 100세시대 건강 책임집니다 [sancheonggunmin muro 100sesidae geon'gang chaegimjimnida]”, in Gyeongnam Sinmun‎:산청군이 산청아리랑 가락에 맞춰 제작한 '군민 무(舞)' 보급에 나선다.Sancheonggun-i Sancheong'arirang garag-e matchwo jejak-han gunmin mu bogeub-e naseonda.Sancheong County has launched a project to disseminate a dance for the county people, created according to the melodies of the Sancheong Arirang [a local folk song]."

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 舞 for Sino-Korean compounds of 무 (舞, mu).

### Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 巫, from the Middle Korean reading 무〯 (Yale: mwǔ).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mu(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

무 • (mu) (hanja 巫)
* (formal, uncommon) shamanism; in particular, Korean shamanism, the indigenous religion of Korea
    Synonyms: (much more common) 무속(巫俗) (musok), 무교(巫敎) (mugyo)
* (formal, uncommon) shaman; priest of Korean shamanism
    Synonyms: 무당(巫堂) (mudang), 무속인(巫俗人) (musogin); see also Thesaurus:무속인

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 巫 for Sino-Korean compounds of 무 (巫, mu).

### Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 戊

#### Noun

무 • (mu) (hanja 戊)
* the fifth of the ten heavenly stems

##### Coordinate terms

* 갑 (甲, gap, “first”)
* 경 (庚, gyeong, “seventh”)
* 계 (癸, gye, “tenth”)
* 기 (己, gi, “sixth”)
* 병 (丙, byeong, “third”)
* 신 (辛, sin, “eighth”)
* 을 (乙, eul, “second”)
* 임 (壬, im, “ninth”)
* 정 (丁, jeong, “fourth”)

### Etymology 7

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mu]
* Phonetic hangul: [무]

#### Noun

무 • (mu)
* gusset (especially in traditional clothing)

##### See also

* 거셋 (geoset, “gusset”) (especially in modern clothing)
* 마찌 (majji, “gusset”) (especially in modern clothing)

### Etymology 8

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters, from Middle Korean 무 (Yale: mwù), 무〯 (Yale: mwǔ).

#### Syllable

무 • (mu)
* 無: not being, absent
    (eumhun reading: 없을 무 (eopseul mu)) (MC reading: 無 (MC mju))
* 无: variant of 無
    (MC reading: 无 (MC mju|mu))
* 武: firm
    (eumhun reading: 굳셀 무 (gutsel mu)) (MC reading: 武 (MC mjuX))
* 舞: dance
    (eumhun reading: 춤출 무 (chumchul mu)) (MC reading: 舞 (MC mjuX))
* 貿: trade
    (eumhun reading: 무역할 무 (muyeokhal mu)) (MC reading: 貿 (MC muwH))
* 務: effort
    (eumhun reading: 힘쓸 무 (himsseul mu)) (MC reading: 務 (MC mjuH))
* 茂: lush
    (eumhun reading: 무성할 무 (museonghal mu)) (MC reading: 茂 (MC muwH))
* 巫: shaman
    (eumhun reading: 무당 무 (mudang mu)) (MC reading: 巫 (MC mju))
* 戊: a Heavenly Stem
    (eumhun reading: 천간 무 (cheon'gan mu)) (MC reading: 戊 (MC muwH))
* 霧: fog
    (eumhun reading: 안개 무 (an'gae mu)) (MC reading: 霧 (MC mjuH))
* 鵡: parrot
    (eumhun reading: 앵무 무 (aengmu mu)) (MC reading: 鵡 (MC mjuX))
* 毋: do not
    (eumhun reading: 말 무 (mal mu)) (MC reading: 毋 (MC mju))
* 畝: mu (unit of land)
    (eumhun reading: 이랑 무 (irang mu)) (MC reading: 畝 (MC muwX))
* 撫: caress
    (eumhun reading: 어루만질 무 (eorumanjil mu)) (MC reading: 撫 (MC phjuX))
* 蕪: coarse
    (eumhun reading: 거칠 무 (geochil mu)) (MC reading: 蕪 (MC mju))
* 誣: deceive
    (eumhun reading: 속일 무 (sogil mu)) (MC reading: 誣 (MC mju))
* 拇: thumb
    (eumhun reading: 엄지 무 (eomji mu)) (MC reading: 拇 (MC muwX))
* 繆: interlock
    (eumhun reading: 얽을 무 (eolgeul mu)) (MC reading: 繆 (MC mjuw|mjiw|mjiwH|mjuwk))
* 珷: type of jade
    (eumhun reading: 옥돌 무 (okdol mu)) (MC reading: 珷 (MC mjuX))
* 嘸: unclear
    (eumhun reading: 불명할 무 (bulmyeonghal mu)) (MC reading: 嘸)
* 廡: residence
    (eumhun reading: 집 무 (jip mu)) (MC reading: 廡 (MC mjuX))
* 膴: strip of meat
    (eumhun reading: 포 무 (po mu)) (MC reading: 膴 (MC mju|xu|mjuX))
* 騖: gallop
    (eumhun reading: 달릴 무 (dallil mu)) (MC reading: 騖 (MC mjuH))
* 儛: dance
    (eumhun reading: 춤출 무 (chumchul mu)) (MC reading: 儛 (MC mjuX))
* 懋: lush
    (eumhun reading: 무성할 무 (museonghal mu)) (MC reading: 懋 (MC muwH))
* 楙: lush
    (eumhun reading: 무성할 무 (museonghal mu)) (MC reading: 楙 (MC maw|muwH))
* 憮: caress
    (eumhun reading: 어루만질 무 (eorumanjil mu)) (MC reading: 憮 (MC mju|mjuX))
* 㒇: caress
    (eumhun reading: 어루만질 무 (eorumanjil mu)) (MC reading: 㒇 (MC mjuX))

### References

* ↑ Lee, Ki-Moon, Ramsey, S. Robert (2011) A History of the Korean Language, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 147