일

Sino-Korean · dates, money, minutes, phone numbers, floors (일 층, 일월 일일)

one

Example

제 생일은 일월 일일이에요.

My birthday is January 1st.

Word parts

Also used for phone numbers. 일월 = January. Different from 일 (work).

Good to know

Use 일 for dates, money and minutes; use 하나/한 for counting items, people and hours.

Related words

일이 · 일을 · verb: 일하다

work, job; task; matter, thing

Example

요즘 회사에 일이 많아요.

There's a lot of work at the company these days.

Word parts

일하다 = to work.

Good to know

Not to be confused with Sino-Korean 일 'one' (一) or 'day' (日).

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