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일一/壹

[ il ]
「수사」 Numeral
• one

The first number when counting numbers from one.

numbers & countingsmall amount
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Elementary

The hanja from which the word comes

  • 一 (일)
    –one, the number 1, first
  • 壹 (일)
    –single, one, undivided, whole

Derived words

  • 뒷일
    –aftermath
  • 막일
    –physical labor; manual labor; odd job; chore
  • 밤일
    –night work; sex; sexual intercourse
  • 볼일
    –business; things to do; relieve oneself
  • 앞일
    –things to come; future ahead

Other meanings of the word 일

  • 1
    work; labor; scheme; plot; project; matter; affair; act; business; engagement; circumstances; things; experience; case (Noun)
  • 2
    Sunday (Noun)
  • 3
    day (Noun)
  • 4
    A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of days or referring to a date (Bound Noun)
  • 6
    one; first ( Determiner)

Neighboring words in the dictionary

인터뷰인턴인플루엔자인하인하다인해인형인화일일가일감일개일거리일거수일투족일곱일곱째일과
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