단위

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 單位 (unit), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 単位 (tan'i).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    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”))
    3. academic credit

    Synonyms

    • 하나치 (hanachi)