약간

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 若干, from 若 (“seeming”) + 干 (“how much”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ja̠k̚k͈a̠n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[약깐]
Revised Romanization? yakgan
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yaggan
McCune–Reischauer? yakkan
Yale Romanization? yakqkan

Noun

약간 • (yakgan) (hanja 若干)

  1. smallness, triviality (usually in the form of 약간의)

Adverb

약간 • (yakgan) (hanja 若干)

  1. a little, a bit; somewhat
    다리가 아직도 아픈가요? 지금은 아주 약간이요.
    Dariga ajikdo apeun-gayo? Jigeumeun aju yakganiyo.
    Does your leg still hurt? - Just a bit now.
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