Korean word

숫자

Pronunciation

Romanizationsutjja

Meaning

  • noundigit

Example

전화번호에 숫자가 하나 빠졌어요.cheon hwa beon ho e sut jja ga ha na ppa jeo sseo yo

One digit is missing from the phone number.

Illustration for 숫자 (digit)

More examples

이 표에는 각 항목 옆에 숫자가 적혀 있어요.i pyo e neun kak hang mok yeo pe sut jja ga cheo kyeo i sseo yo

A digit is written next to each item in this table.

Core concept

A single written symbol used to show part or all of a number.

Common phrases

  • 숫자를 읽다sut jja reul ik tta

    read a digit

  • 숫자가 포함되다sut jja ga po ham doe da

    be included

  • 숫자를 확인하다sut jja reul hwa gin ha da

    check a digit

Similar words

수su: The amount or total found by counting things.
번호peonho: An identifying number given to a phone, ticket, account, or person.
자릿수charitssu: How many digits a number contains.

Definition in Korean

수나 양을 나타내는 기호나 글자. 보통 0부터 9까지의 아라비아 숫자나 그 밖의 숫자 기호를 가리킨다.su na yang eul na ta nae neun ki ho na keul ja po tong 0 pu teo 9 kka ji ui a ra bi a sut jja na keu pa kkui sut jja ki ho reul ka ri kin da

Word origin

The word comes from Sino-Korean elements meaning number and written symbol, so it refers to a symbol that shows a number.

Usage tips

  • English makes a useful distinction here because a digit is one symbol, while a number can contain several digits.

Other meanings

  • numbernoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 숫자표현sutjjapyohyeonnumerical expressionnoun
  • 숫자판sutjjapankeypadnoun

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