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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 若干, from 若 (“seeming”) + 干 (“how much”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | yakgan |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yaggan |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yakkan |
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| Yale Romanization? | yak.kan |
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Noun
약간 • (yakgan) (hanja 若干)
- smallness, triviality (usually in the form of 약간의)
Adverb
약간 • (yakgan) (hanja 若干)
- a little, a bit; somewhat
다리가 아직도 아픈가요? 지금은 아주 약간이요.- dari-ga ajik-do apeun'gayo? - Jigeum-eun aju yakganiyo.
- Does your leg still hurt? - Just a bit now.