Korean

Noun

하늘 • ‎(haneul)

1. sky
2. (mostly Confucian setting) heaven

   하늘이 무섭지 않는가?‎

   Haneur-i museopji anneun-ga?

   Do you not fear heaven?

3. (Christianity) heavenly god
4. (obsolete) palate
   • 입천장 (—天障, ipcheonjang, “palate”)
   • 입웃거엄‎ ― ibutgeo-eom ― (obsolete) upper gum, palate

Synonyms

• 천 (天, cheon, “sky, heaven”)
• 천공 (天空, cheon-gong, “sky”)
• 천궁 (天穹, cheon-gung, “(literally) sky dome”)
• 공 (空, gong, “(mainly) void”)
• 궁 (穹, gung, “dome”)

Antonyms

• 땅 (ttang, “earth”)

Derived terms

• 하늘나라 (haneullara, “Heaven, paradise”)
• 하늘빛 (haneulbit, “sky blue”)
• 하느님 (haneunim, “(secular) heavenly god”)

See also

• 하나 (hana, “one”)
• 하나님 (hananim, “(Christian) heavenly god”)
• 한울님 (hanullim, “(Cheondogyo) heavenly god”)
• 구무 (gumu, “(obsolete) hole, cavity”)