Korean word

킬로

Pronunciation

Romanizationkillo

Meaning

  • nounkilo

Example

사과를 한 킬로 샀어.sa gwa reul han kil lo sa sseo

I bought one kilo of apples.

Illustration for 킬로 (kilo)

More examples

이 고기는 한 킬로에 7,000원이에요.i ko gi neun han kil lo e 7 000 wo ni e yo

This meat costs 7,000 won per kilo.

Core concept

A simple everyday measure for saying how much something weighs.

Common phrases

  • 세 킬로se kil lo

    three kilos

  • 0.5 킬로0.5 kil lo

    0.5 kilo

  • 킬로당 가격kil lo dang ka gyeok

    price per kilo

Similar words

킬로그램killogeuraem: A standard unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams.
그램keuraem: A small metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
킬로미터killomiteo: A metric unit of distance equal to 1,000 meters.

Definition in Korean

외래어인 킬로그램을 줄여 사람들이 일상적으로 쓰는 무게 단위 표현oe rae eo in kil lo geu rae meul chu ryeo sa ram deu ri il sang jeo geu ro sseu neun mu ge ta nwi pyo hyeon

Word origin

The word developed by shortening the Korean borrowing of kilogram, whose international form combines the prefix kilo and the unit gram.

Usage tips

  • Numbers commonly come before this measure in casual buying and selling, so recognizing the pattern helps make prices and quantities easier to follow.

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