Korean word

양

Pronunciation

Romanizationyang

Meaning

  • nounamount

Example

음식의 양이 줄었어요.eum si gui yang i chu reo sseo yo

The amount of food got smaller.

Illustration for 양 (amount)

More examples

포장할 때 양을 확인하세요.po jang hal ttae yang eul hwa gin ha se yo

Please check the amount when packing.

Core concept

The measurable size or quantity of something, viewed as more or less of it.

Common phrases

  • 양을 늘리다yang eul neul li da

    increase the amount

  • 양이 충분하다yang i chung bun ha da

    sufficient amount

  • 양을 재다yang eul chae da

    measure the amount

Similar words

수량suryang: The total number of items or measured amount of a product, often recorded for an order.
분량pullyang: The total amount assigned or needed for a task, recipe, or piece of writing.

Definition in Korean

어떤 대상의 많고 적음이나 분량을 셈이나 기준으로 나타낸 것eo tteon tae sang ui man ko cheo geu mi na pul lyang eul se mi na ki ju neu ro na ta naen keot

Word origin

This sense comes from the Sino-Korean reading of a Chinese character meaning quantity or measure.

Usage tips

  • Because the same sound can also mean sheep, the surrounding words usually show whether a sentence is about quantity or an animal.

Other meanings

  • sheepnoun

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