우리말찾기

The "우리말 찾기" application provides users with access to 547,690 entries from the Korean dictionary, offering various search methods such as word search, wildcard search, initial consonant search, and vowel search. This tool can be beneficial for activities like word chaining, crossword puzzles, vocabulary enhancement, songwriting, and poetry writing.

Key features of the wildcard search are as follows:

1. Wildcard symbol usage (% and _)
   • Using % allows for a search regardless of character count.
   • Using _ replaces a specific character count to locate desired words.
   • Spaces between characters are automatically excluded from searches.
2. Word Search Examples
   • All words starting with "하": 하%
   • All words ending with "하": %하
   • All words containing "하": %하%
   • Two-character words starting with "하": 하__
   • Three-character words ending with "하": __하
   • Four-character words with "하" in the second position: _하__
   • Four-character words with "하" in the second and "적" in the fourth position: _하_적_
   • All words containing "하" and "적": %하%적%
   • Words that include "하" with "적" in the second-to-last position: %하%적_
3. Initial Consonant Search Examples
   • All words starting with consonant ㄱ: ㄱ%
   • All words ending with consonant ㄱ: %ㄱ
   • All words containing consonant ㄱ: %ㄱ%
   • Two-character words starting with ㄱ: ㄱ__
   • Three-character words ending with ㄱ: __ㄱ
   • Four-character words with ㄱ in the second position: _ㄱ__
   • Four-character words with ㄱ in second and ㄴ in fourth position: _ㄱ_ㄴ_
   • All words containing both ㄱ and ㄴ: %ㄱ%ㄴ%
4. Vowel Search Examples
   • All words starting with vowel ㅏ: ㅏ%
   • All words ending with vowel ㅏ: %ㅏ
   • All words containing vowel ㅏ: %ㅏ%
   • Two-character words starting with ㅏ: ㅏ__
   • Three-character words ending with ㅏ: __ㅏ
   • Four-character words with ㅏ in the second position: _ㅏ__
   • Four-character words with ㅏ in second and ㅗ in fourth position: _ㅏ_ㅗ_
   • All words containing both ㅏ and ㅗ: %ㅏ%ㅗ%
5. Mixed Search Examples: - For example, searching for a sequence like "ㅇ ㅗ ㅅ" can be done using patterns like "__은 ㅎ ㅅ" or "소 __ ㅅㅈ".
Selecting a searched word will allow users to view the search results from the National Institute of Korean Language’s Standard Korean Dictionary. Contact Information for Developer: +821054579587