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톤

ton

1톤 · 5톤 트럭 · written t

ton (t)

Example

이 트럭에는 짐을 5톤까지 실을 수 있어요.

This truck can carry up to 5 tons of cargo.

Word parts

From English 'ton'; in Korea it means the metric ton, 1,000 kg.

Good to know

A separate loanword 톤 means 'tone': 목소리 톤 'tone of voice', 피부 톤 'skin tone'.