Korean word

폭

Pronunciation

Romanizationpok

Meaning

  • nounwidth

Example

그 의자의 폭이 좁아서 불편해요.keu ui ja ui po gi cho ba seo pul pyeon hae yo

The chair is uncomfortable because its width is too small.

Illustration for 폭 (width)

More examples

복도의 폭이 좁아서 두 사람이 나란히 지나갈 수 없다.pok tto ui po gi cho ba seo tu sa ra mi na ran hi chi na gal ssu eop tta

The hallway is too narrow for two people to pass side by side.

Core concept

The side-to-side span of an object or space, measured from one edge to the other.

Common phrases

  • 폭이 넓다po gi neol tta

    be wide

  • 폭을 넓히다po geul neol pi da

    widen

Similar words

너비neobi: The amount of room an object or space has from side to side.
가로karo: A left-to-right direction or dimension on a page, screen, or building.
넓이neolbi: The measurable surface space covered by a room, object, or piece of land.

Definition in Korean

사물이나 공간의 한쪽에서 다른 쪽까지 재는 가로 길이 또는 그 길이의 정도를 이르는 말로, 의자·상자·문·길 따위의 옆으로 펼쳐진 크기를 나타낸다.sa mu ri na kong ga nui han jjo ge seo ta reun jjok kka ji chae neun ka ro ki ri tto neun keu ki ri ui cheong do reul i reu neun mal lo ui ja sang ja mun kil tta wi ui yeo peu ro pyeol cheo jin keu gi reul na ta naen da

Word origin

Its Sino-Korean origin is connected with the Chinese character for width, which makes the meaning of width easy to remember.

Usage tips

  • In measurements, 폭 (pok, "width") can come before a number and unit, as in the compact pattern used for giving a dimension.

Other meanings

  • rangenoun
  • breadthnoun

Opposites

  • 좁음chobeumnarrownessnoun

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