단위

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 單位 (“unit”). Borrowed from Japanese 単位 (tan'i).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ta̠nɥi] ~ [ta̠ny]
  • Phonetic Hangul[다뉘]
Revised Romanization? danwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? dan-wi
McCune–Reischauer? tanwi
Yale Romanization? tan.wi

Noun

단위 • (danwi) (hanja 單位)

  1. a unit
  2. (grammar) a counter
    단위 명사 ― danwi myeongsa ― counter noun (a type of 의존 명사 (uijon myeongsa, “dependent noun”))
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