Korean word

백만

Pronunciation

Romanizationpaengman

Meaning

  • numeralmillion

Example

이 그림은 백만 원에 팔렸어요.i keu ri meun paeng man wo ne pal lyeo sseo yo

This painting sold for one million won.

Illustration for 백만 (million)

More examples

이 노래는 유튜브에서 백만 번 재생되었어요.i no rae neun yu tyu beu e seo paeng man peon chae saeng doe eo sseo yo

This song has been played one million times on YouTube.

Core concept

A quantity of one million, equal to one hundred groups of ten thousand.

Common phrases

  • 백만 원paeng man won

    one million won

  • 백만 명paeng man myeong

    one million people

  • 백만 번paeng man peon

    one million times

Similar words

만man: A number meaning ten thousand, often used to count money or people.
천cheon: A number meaning one thousand, used for prices and other quantities.
백paek: A number meaning one hundred, used for small counts and amounts.
억eok: A number meaning one hundred million, used for very large amounts and counts.

Definition in Korean

백만은 숫자 1,000,000을 뜻하며 만을 백 번 더한 수량을 나타낸다.paeng ma neun sut jja 1 000 000 eul tteu ta myeo ma neul paek peon teo han su ryang eul na ta naen da

Word origin

백만 (baengman, "one million") is formed from 백 (baeng, "one hundred") and 만 (man, "ten thousand"), whose values are multiplied rather than added.

Usage tips

  • In prices and other amounts, a noun after 백만 (baengman, "one million") identifies what is being counted, while 백만 itself stays the number one million.

Related words

  • 백만장자paengmanjangjamillionairenoun

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