1조 · 조 원 · 수조
trillion (1,000,000,000,000)
Example
그 회사는 작년에 매출이 1조 원을 넘었어요.
That company's sales passed one trillion won last year.
Word parts
조 trillion
The next big unit after 억: 10,000억 = 1조.
Good to know
Korean counts big numbers in groups of four zeros: 만 (10⁴), 억 (10⁸), 조 (10¹²). Don't confuse it with 조 (組) 'group, team', as in 조별 과제.
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