Korean word

일주일

Pronunciation

Romanizationiljuil

Meaning

  • nounone week

Example

저는 일주일 동안 한국에 있었어요.cheo neun il ju il tong an han gu ge i sseo sseo yo

I was in Korea for one week.

Illustration for 일주일 (one week)

More examples

회의는 일주일 후에 열립니다.hoe ui neun il ju il hu e yeol lim ni da

The meeting will be held in one week.

Core concept

One full cycle of seven days on the calendar.

Common phrases

  • 일주일 동안il ju il tong an

    for one week

  • 일주일 후에il ju il hu e

    in one week

Similar words

주chu: A standard seven-day time unit used for dates and schedules.
7일7il: Seven days expressed directly with a number.

Definition in Korean

일주일은 일반적으로 일곱 날을 한 묶음으로 본 기간을 뜻한다.il ju i reun il ban jeo geu ro il gop na reul han mu kkeu meu ro pon ki ga neul tteu tan da

Word origin

The term is built from Sino-Korean words for one, week, and day, which together identify a seven-day span.

Usage tips

  • 일주일 (iljuil, "one week") can describe either a stay lasting seven days or a schedule that repeats every seven days, depending on the nearby time marker.

Related words

  • 일주일간iljuilganone-week periodnoun
  • 일주일째iljuiljjaeone week inadverb

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