"모란" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [mo̞ɾa̠n] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: moran [romanization], 牡丹 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 牡丹. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|牡丹}}, {{ko-etym-sino|牡丹}} Sino-Korean word from 牡丹 Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=牡丹}} 모란 • (moran) (hanja 牡丹)
  1. peony
    Sense id: en-모란-ko-noun-QdBJnB5O
  2. (hanafuda) the suit of peony in hwatu playing cards, representing the month of June
    Sense id: en-모란-ko-noun-g5GZWxMn Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words, Flowers, Saxifragales order plants Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 21 79 Disambiguation of Flowers: 7 93 Disambiguation of Saxifragales order plants: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 목단 (mokdan) (alt: 牧丹) Derived forms: 모란봉 (moranbong) (alt: 牡丹峰)
Related terms: 1월 (irwol), 2월 (iwol), 3월 (samwol), 4월 (sawol), 5월 (owol), 6월 (yuwol), 송학솔 (sol) (alt: 松鶴), 매조매화 (maejo) (alt: 梅鳥; 梅花, maehwa), 벚꽃사쿠라 (sakura), 흑싸리 (heukssari), 난초 (nancho) (alt: 蘭草), 모란목단 (moran) (alt: 牡丹; 牧丹, mokdan), 7월 (chirwol), 8월 (parwol), 9월 (guwol), 10월 (siwol), 11월 (sibirwol), 12월 (sibiwol), 홍싸리 (hongssari), 공산공산명월 (gongsan) (alt: 空山; 空山明月, gongsan-myeong'wol), 국화국준국진 (gukjin) (alt: 菊花), 단풍풍 (danpung) (alt: 丹楓; 楓, pung), 오동똥 (ttong) (alt: 梧桐), (english: bi)

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "roman": "moranbong",
      "word": "모란봉"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "irwol",
      "word": "1월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "iwol",
      "word": "2월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "samwol",
      "word": "3월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sawol",
      "word": "4월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "owol",
      "word": "5월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yuwol",
      "word": "6월"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "松鶴",
      "roman": "sol",
      "word": "송학솔"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "梅鳥; 梅花, maehwa",
      "roman": "maejo",
      "word": "매조매화"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sakura",
      "word": "벚꽃사쿠라"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "heukssari",
      "word": "흑싸리"
    },
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      "alt": "蘭草",
      "roman": "nancho",
      "word": "난초"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "牡丹; 牧丹, mokdan",
      "roman": "moran",
      "word": "모란목단"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "chirwol",
      "word": "7월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "parwol",
      "word": "8월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "guwol",
      "word": "9월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "siwol",
      "word": "10월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sibirwol",
      "word": "11월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sibiwol",
      "word": "12월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hongssari",
      "word": "홍싸리"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "空山; 空山明月, gongsan-myeong'wol",
      "roman": "gongsan",
      "word": "공산공산명월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "菊花",
      "roman": "gukjin",
      "word": "국화국준국진"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "丹楓; 楓, pung",
      "roman": "danpung",
      "word": "단풍풍"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "梧桐",
      "roman": "ttong",
      "word": "오동똥"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "bi",
      "word": "비"
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "peony"
      ],
      "id": "en-모란-ko-noun-QdBJnB5O",
      "links": [
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          "peony",
          "peony"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "6 94",
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          "name": "Flowers",
          "orig": "ko:Flowers",
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        },
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          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "Saxifragales order plants",
          "orig": "ko:Saxifragales order plants",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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              9
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          "roman": "6wol munyang'eun moraniimnida.",
          "text": "6월 문양은 모란이입니다.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
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              250,
              255
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              94,
              96
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          "english": "January is called pine and crane (usually called pine), February is called plum and bird (usually called plum blossoms), March is called cherry blossoms (usually called sakura), April is called black bush clover, May is called orchid, June is called peony, July is called red bush clover, August is called deserted mountain (usually called eight-deserted-mountain), September is called gukjun (usually called chrysanthemum), October is called maple, November is called paulownia (usually called ttong), and December is called rain.",
          "ref": "2017, 박성호, 아이리스 2부 5, 환상북스, →ISBN:",
          "text": "1월은 송학(松鶴, 주로 솔이라고 한다), 2월은 매조(梅鳥, 주로 매화라고 한다), 3월은 벚꽃(주로 사쿠라라고 한다), 4월은 흑싸리, 5월은 난초(蘭草), 6월은 모란(牡丹), 7월은 홍싸리, 8월은 공산(空山, 주로 팔공산이라고 한다), 9월은 국준(菊俊, 주로 국화라고 한다), 10월은 단풍(丹楓), 11월은 오동(梧桐, 주로 똥이라고 한다), 12월은 비란다.",
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              150
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          "english": "January is pine (pine and crane), February is plum blossoms (plum and bird), March is cherry blossoms, April is wisteria, May is orchid, June is peony, July is red bush clover, August is deserted mountain with bright moon, September is chrysanthemum (gukjun), October is maple, November is paulownia, and December is rain.",
          "ref": "2023 or prior, “화투 [hwatu]”, in 한국민속대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture], National Folk Museum of Korea, archived from the original on 29 May 2023:",
          "text": "정월이 솔(송학), 2월이 매화(매조), 3월이 벚꽃, 4월이 등나무, 5월이 난초, 6월이 모란, 7월이 홍싸리, 8월이 공산명월, 9월이 국화(국준), 10월이 단풍, 11월이 오동, 12월이 비[雨]이다.",
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        "the suit of peony in hwatu playing cards, representing the month of June"
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        ],
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          "June",
          "June"
        ]
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        "(hanafuda) the suit of peony in hwatu playing cards, representing the month of June"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "[mo̞ɾa̠n]",
      "tags": [
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        "Seoul"
      ]
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    {
      "hangeul": "모란"
    },
    {
      "other": "[모란]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "牧丹",
      "roman": "mokdan",
      "word": "목단"
    }
  ],
  "word": "모란"
}
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    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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    {
      "roman": "irwol",
      "word": "1월"
    },
    {
      "roman": "iwol",
      "word": "2월"
    },
    {
      "roman": "samwol",
      "word": "3월"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sawol",
      "word": "4월"
    },
    {
      "roman": "owol",
      "word": "5월"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuwol",
      "word": "6월"
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    {
      "alt": "松鶴",
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      "word": "송학솔"
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    {
      "alt": "梅鳥; 梅花, maehwa",
      "roman": "maejo",
      "word": "매조매화"
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    {
      "roman": "sakura",
      "word": "벚꽃사쿠라"
    },
    {
      "roman": "heukssari",
      "word": "흑싸리"
    },
    {
      "alt": "蘭草",
      "roman": "nancho",
      "word": "난초"
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    {
      "alt": "牡丹; 牧丹, mokdan",
      "roman": "moran",
      "word": "모란목단"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chirwol",
      "word": "7월"
    },
    {
      "roman": "parwol",
      "word": "8월"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guwol",
      "word": "9월"
    },
    {
      "roman": "siwol",
      "word": "10월"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sibirwol",
      "word": "11월"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sibiwol",
      "word": "12월"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hongssari",
      "word": "홍싸리"
    },
    {
      "alt": "空山; 空山明月, gongsan-myeong'wol",
      "roman": "gongsan",
      "word": "공산공산명월"
    },
    {
      "alt": "菊花",
      "roman": "gukjin",
      "word": "국화국준국진"
    },
    {
      "alt": "丹楓; 楓, pung",
      "roman": "danpung",
      "word": "단풍풍"
    },
    {
      "alt": "梧桐",
      "roman": "ttong",
      "word": "오동똥"
    },
    {
      "english": "bi",
      "word": "비"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "peony"
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          "ref": "2014, 박명성, “[칼럼] 설날. 화투의 진실을 말한다...1월 송학. 학은 장수와 가족의 건강에 대한 염원을 기원의 의미”, in 서울시정일보, Seoul Administration News, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2025:",
          "roman": "6wol munyang'eun moraniimnida.",
          "text": "6월 문양은 모란이입니다.",
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          "english": "January is called pine and crane (usually called pine), February is called plum and bird (usually called plum blossoms), March is called cherry blossoms (usually called sakura), April is called black bush clover, May is called orchid, June is called peony, July is called red bush clover, August is called deserted mountain (usually called eight-deserted-mountain), September is called gukjun (usually called chrysanthemum), October is called maple, November is called paulownia (usually called ttong), and December is called rain.",
          "ref": "2017, 박성호, 아이리스 2부 5, 환상북스, →ISBN:",
          "text": "1월은 송학(松鶴, 주로 솔이라고 한다), 2월은 매조(梅鳥, 주로 매화라고 한다), 3월은 벚꽃(주로 사쿠라라고 한다), 4월은 흑싸리, 5월은 난초(蘭草), 6월은 모란(牡丹), 7월은 홍싸리, 8월은 공산(空山, 주로 팔공산이라고 한다), 9월은 국준(菊俊, 주로 국화라고 한다), 10월은 단풍(丹楓), 11월은 오동(梧桐, 주로 똥이라고 한다), 12월은 비란다.",
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          "english": "January is pine (pine and crane), February is plum blossoms (plum and bird), March is cherry blossoms, April is wisteria, May is orchid, June is peony, July is red bush clover, August is deserted mountain with bright moon, September is chrysanthemum (gukjun), October is maple, November is paulownia, and December is rain.",
          "ref": "2023 or prior, “화투 [hwatu]”, in 한국민속대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture], National Folk Museum of Korea, archived from the original on 29 May 2023:",
          "text": "정월이 솔(송학), 2월이 매화(매조), 3월이 벚꽃, 4월이 등나무, 5월이 난초, 6월이 모란, 7월이 홍싸리, 8월이 공산명월, 9월이 국화(국준), 10월이 단풍, 11월이 오동, 12월이 비[雨]이다.",
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      ],
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        "the suit of peony in hwatu playing cards, representing the month of June"
      ],
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          "hwatu"
        ],
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        [
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          "June"
        ]
      ],
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        "(hanafuda) the suit of peony in hwatu playing cards, representing the month of June"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[mo̞ɾa̠n]",
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    },
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      "other": "[모란]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "牧丹",
      "roman": "mokdan",
      "word": "목단"
    }
  ],
  "word": "모란"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 모란 meaning in Korean (5.2kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: hanafuda",
  "path": [
    "모란"
  ],
  "section": "Korean",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "모란",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: hanafuda",
  "path": [
    "모란"
  ],
  "section": "Korean",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "모란",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Korean dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-08-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-08-02 using wiktextract (a681f8a and 3c020d2). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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