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Korean noun

칸

kan

box; partition; cell; car

A space in a regular size or form, in a bigger space or structure such as a building, train, bookshelf, etc., which is divided and enclosed to serve a certain purpose.

Standard pronunciation
[칸]
Level
Intermediate

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칸 in a sentence

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  • 우리는 좁은 기차 칸에서 점심을 김밥으로 해결했다.

    우리는 조븐 기차 카네서 점시믈 김바브로 해결핻따.said like thisurineun jobeun gicha kaneseo jeomsimeul gimbabeuro haegyeolhaetda.
  • 그 책은 책장의 맨 위의 칸에 높게 꽂혀 있어서 잘 읽지 않는다.

    그 채근 책짱의 맨 위의 카네 놉께 꼬처 이써서 잘 익찌 안는다.said like thisgeu chaegeun chaekjangui maen wiui kane nopge kkocheo isseoseo jal ikji anneunda.
  • 원고지에 글을 쓸 때, 쉼표나 마침표 다음 칸은 비우지 않는다.

    원고지에 그를 쓸 때, 쉼표나 마침표 다음 카는 비우지 안는다.said like thiswongojie geureul sseul ttae, swimpyona machimpyo daeum kaneun biuji anneunda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.