Korean word

억

Pronunciation

Romanizationeok

Meaning

  • numeral100 million

Example

그 영상은 1억을 돌파했어요.keu yeong sang eun 1 eo geul tol pa hae sseo yo

The video passed 100 million views.

Illustration for 억 (100 million)

More examples

그 영화 제작비는 10억 원이 들었어요.keu yeong hwa che jak ppi neun 10 eok wo ni teu reo sseo yo

The movie's production cost was 1 billion won.

Core concept

A single number unit covering one hundred million.

Common phrases

  • 10억 원10 eok won

    1 billion won

  • 억을 넘다eo geul neom tta

    exceed 100 million

  • 억을 투자하다eo geul tu ja ha da

    invest 100 million

Similar words

만man: A common Korean counting unit equal to 10,000, especially in money and people counts.
천cheon: A Korean counting unit equal to 1,000 for amounts, prices, and groups of things.
백paek: A Korean counting unit equal to 100 for numbers, prices, and item totals.

Definition in Korean

억은 숫자를 세는 큰 단위로, 1억은 100,000,000을 가리킨다.eo geun sut jja reul se neun keun ta nwi ro 1 eo geun 100 000 000 eul ka ri kin da

Word origin

The word was borrowed through Sino-Korean vocabulary from an old Chinese term meaning one hundred million.

Usage tips

  • This unit is useful for reading large view counts and prices because Korean groups big numbers differently from English.

Related words

  • 억원eogwon100 million wonnoun
  • 억대eokttaehundreds of millionsnoun

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