Hangul syllable 및

및 means “and” or “as well as” in Korean, linking nouns. It suits formal writing and can make a casual list sound like an official notice. Alone, it leaves the linked items unstated; read the surrounding message before judging the sender’s tone.

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What 및 means

및 links Korean nouns with “and” or “as well as.” It joins pairs (A 및 B) and can sit before the final item (A, B, C 및 D), as in a 2025 National Archives of Korea drafting standard.

Middle Korean, an earlier stage of Korean, used 및 as a word describing an action, formed from the base of the verb 및다 (“to reach”). Historical accounts pair it with the Chinese character 及; a historical dictionary records it in a text from 1481.

Formal written Korean linker; in casual chat, it can make a list sound like an official notice.

Alone, it does not reveal a mood; check what it connects first.

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가

Korean Syllables (Hangul Characters)

Who writes 및

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Questions people ask

Why does 및 show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.