을

(see here for suffixes and particles)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [을]

Sino-Korean word from 乙; this character is the second of the Heavenly Stems, and is therefore used in contracts and legal documents as the equivalent to "Party B" (i.e. the obligated party).

을 • (eul) (hanja 乙)

1. B; used to enumerate the second of a group of unnamed people or objects

   Coordinate terms: 갑(甲) (gap, “A”), 병(丙) (byeong, “C”), 정(丁) (jeong, “D”)

2. (idiomatic) the weaker or disadvantaged party in a relationship between two sides

   Antonym: 갑(甲) (gap, “the stronger party”)

   기업이 갑이고 정부가 을이다.

   Gieob-i gab-igo jeongbu-ga eur-ida.

   The corporations have the advantages and the government is disadvantaged.

3. the second of the ten heavenly stems

• Often written in hanja.

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

을 (eul)