Korean word

개별

Pronunciation

Romanizationkaebyeol

Meaning

  • nounindividual

Example

제품을 개별로 포장해 주세요.che pu meul kae byeol lo po jang hae chu se yo

Please wrap the products individually.

Illustration for 개별 (individual)

More examples

학생들은 개별 상담을 신청했다.hak ssaeng deu reun kae byeol sang da meul sin cheong haet tta

The students applied for individual counseling.

Core concept

Separate items viewed or handled as their own units.

Common phrases

  • 개별 포장kae byeol po jang

    individual packaging

  • 개별 신청kae byeol sin cheong

    individual application

  • 개별 상담kae byeol sang dam

    individual counseling

Similar words

따로ttaro: Marks a matter or action as separate from the rest.
각자kakjja: Shows each person acting or handling a share independently.
각각kakkkak: Treats each item or person as a separate unit.

Definition in Korean

서로 붙어 있지 않고 각자 따로 존재하거나 취급되는 상태를 가리키는 명사.seo ro pu teo it jji an ko kak jja tta ro chon jae ha geo na chwi geup ttoe neun sang tae reul ka ri ki neun myeong sa

Word origin

The Sino-Korean word combines 개 (gae, "individual") and 별 (byeol, "separate"), linking one item with being set apart.

Usage tips

  • English learners can read 개별 (gaebyeol, "individual") as a sign that a product or task is organized item by item, not in a single batch.

Other meanings

  • individuallyadverb
  • separatelyadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 개별적kaebyeoljeokindividualadjective
  • 개별성kaebyeolseongindividualitynoun
  • 개별화kaebyeolhwaindividualizationnoun

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