Korean word

해

Pronunciation

Romanizationhae

Meaning

  • nounyear

Example

지난 해에 여행했어요.chi nan hae e yeo haeng hae sseo yo

I traveled last year.

Illustration for 해 (year)

More examples

올해에는 건강을 더 챙기려고 합니다.ol hae e neun keon gang eul teo chaeng gi ryeo go ham ni da

This year, I plan to take better care of my health.

Core concept

One complete trip around the calendar from one point in a year to the same point the next year.

Common phrases

  • 올해ol hae

    this year

  • 지난 해chi nan hae

    last year

  • 새 해sae hae

    new year

Similar words

년nyeon: A year marker written with numbers for a date or a period of time.
살sal: A Korean age unit that follows a person's age number.

Definition in Korean

달력상의 1년이나 어떤 일의 경과를 연 단위로 셀 때 쓰는 말.tal lyeok ssang ui 1 nyeo ni na eo tteon i rui kyeong gwa reul yeon ta nwi ro sel ttae sseu neun mal

Word origin

This is an old native Korean word for year, not a borrowing from Chinese, and its connection with the separate word for sun is not certain.

Usage tips

  • Korean often uses this word in familiar time expressions, but news reports, forms, and official writing may choose Sino-Korean terms for year.

Other meanings

  • sunnoun

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