약간

Korean

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yakgan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yaggan
    McCune–Reischauer?yakkan
    Yale Romanization?yak.kan

    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.
      Dari-ga ajik-do apeun'gayo? - Jigeum-eun aju yakganiyo.
      Does your leg still hurt? - Just a bit now.
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