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雨

Meaning: Rain

• 우산 <雨傘> - An umbrella
• 폭우 <暴雨> - A pouring, heavy rain
• 우박 <雨雹> - Hail
• 호우주의보 <豪雨注意報> - Torrential(heavy) rain warning
• 집중호우 <集中豪雨> - A localized torrential downpour
• 강우량 <降雨量> - Rainfall
• 유성우 <流星雨> - A meteoric shower
• 열대우림 <熱帶雨林> - A tropical rain forest
• 우비 <雨備> - A rain outfit
• 기우제 <祈雨祭> - A shamanist service to pray for rain

右

Meaning: Right

• 좌우 <左右> - Right and left
• 우측 <右側> - The right side
• 우회전(하다) <右回轉> - Make a right turn

宇

Meaning: Universe, house, building

• 우주 <宇宙> - The universe
• 우주인 <宇宙人> - Astronaut
• 우주선 <宇宙船> - Spaceship, spacecraft
• 우주정거장 <宇宙停車場> - a space station

郵

Meaning: Mail

• 우표 <郵票> - (postage) stamp
• 우체국 <郵遞局> - Post office
• 우체부, 집배원 <郵遞夫, 集配員> - Mailman
• 우체통 <郵遞筒> - Mailbox
• 우편 <郵便> - mail service
  • 선박 우편 <船舶郵便> - surface mail
  • 항공 우편 <航空郵便>- airmail
  • 속달 우편 <速達郵便>- express mail
  • 등기 우편 <登記郵便>- registered mail
• 우편번호 <郵便番號> - Zip code

牛

Meaning:Cow

• 우유 <牛乳> - Milk
• 한우 <韓牛> - Korean beef cattle
• 광우병 - Mad cow disease
• 투우 <鬪牛> - Bullfight
  • 투우사 <鬪牛士> - Bullfighter

優

Meaning:Superior, excellent

• 우승(하다) <優勝> - Victory, win
  • 우승자 <優勝者> - Winner
• 우수(하다) <優秀> - Superior
• 우열 <優劣> - Superiority and inferiority
• 우대(하다) <優待> - Give preferential treatment to
• 우아하다 <優雅> - Elegant
• 배우 <俳優> - Actor, actress
• 성우 <聲優> - Radio performer

愚

Meaning:Foolish

• 만우절 <萬愚節> - All Fools' Day

遇

Meaning:Come across

• 경우 <境遇> - Circumstance, case

憂

Meaning:Worry

• 우려(하다) <憂慮> - Worry, apprehension
• 우울하다 <憂鬱> - Gloomy, feel miserable, feel blue
  • 우울증 <憂鬱症> - Melancholia