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==List of count words== Some count words take native Korean numerals: {|class=wikitable ! Hangul !! Hanja !! RR !! MR !! Usage |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|가구}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|家口}} || gagu || kaku || families (ie. 10 households live on this cul-de-sac) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|개}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|個}} || gae || kae || '[[Object (philosophy)|things]]' in general, often used as a coverall when the specific count word is unknown (for example, by children) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|개국}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|個國}} || gaeguk || kaeguk || countries |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|개소}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|個所}} || gaeso || kaeso || places |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|건}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|件}} || geon || kŏn || cases, matters, documents |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|고랑}} || || gorang || korang || ridges/furrows made for planting crops |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|과}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|課}} || gwa || kwa || lessons (if paired with Sino-Korean numeral, lesson number) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|구}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|具}} || gu || ku || corpses |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|군데}} || || gunde || kunde || places |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|권}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|卷}} || gwon || kwŏn || books |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|그루}} || || geuru || kŭru || trees, shrubs |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|다발}} || || dabal || tabal || bunches of flowers or plants |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|단}} || || dan || tan || bunches of Welsh onions, green onions, newspaper columns |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|대}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|臺}} || dae || tae || vehicles (cars, airplanes, etc.) and machinery (incl. computers) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|동}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|棟}} || dong || tong || buildings |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|마리}} || || mari || mari || animals |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|매}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|枚}} || mae || mae || sheets of paper, photos, stamps, etc. |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|명}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|名}} || myeong || myŏng || people (informal) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|모금}} || || mogeum || mogŭm || mouthfuls (of liquid or gas) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|문}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|門}} || mun || mun || cannons, big guns |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|바퀴}} || || bakwi<!-- It is not bakri 바크리. --> || pak'wi || times circling around an area |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|발}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|發}} || bal || pal || bullets, shells, arrows, etc. |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|발짝}} || || baljjak || paljjak || steps |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|방}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|放}} || bang || pang || shots fired from a gun or cannon; number of times explosives are set; jabs; photos shot; farts |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|배}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|杯}} || bae || pae || glass of (usually alcoholic) beverages |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|배}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|拜}} || bae || pae || [[bowing]] |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|번}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|番}} || beon || pŏn || times a task is done |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|벌}} || || beol || pŏl || items of clothing |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|부}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|部}} || bu || pu || copies of printed material |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|분}} || || bun || pun || people (honorific) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|뼘}} || || ppyeom || ppyŏm || hand spans |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|살}} || || sal || sal || years old (generally avoided when using honorifics) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|송이}} || || song-i || songi || picked flowers, bunches of fruit (grapes, bananas, etc.) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|수}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|手}} || su || su || turns taken in [[Janggi]] or [[Go (game)|Go]] |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|수}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|首}} || su || su || poems, songs; also animals |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|술}} || || sul || sul || spoonfuls of food |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|시}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|時}} || si || si || hour (of the day) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|시간}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|時間}} || sigan || sigan || hours (in length) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|알}} || || al || al || small, round objects (especially fruits) or grains |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|옴큼}} || || omkeum || omk'ŭm || handfuls |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|자루}} || || jaru || charu || things with long handles (writing instruments, shovels, swords, and rifles), and by extension, knives and pistols |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|장}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|張}} || jang || chang || thin, flat objects (such as sheets of paper, glass, steel) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|정}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|錠}} || jeong || chŏng || tablets of medicine |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|점}} || || jeom || chŏm || artworks, very small amounts, pieces of sliced or ripped-off flesh, drops of rain, stones in the game of [[Go (game)|Go]] on the board or captured from the opponent, or wisps of clouds or wind |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|제}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|劑}} || je || che || dosage of traditional medicine |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|줄}} || || jul || chul || lines or things aligned in a row (kimbap, desks, chairs, etc.) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|쪽}} || || jjok || jjok || pieces |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|채}} || || chae || ch'ae || houses (also buildings, large objects, furniture, blankets) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|척}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|隻}} || cheok || ch'ŏk || boats and ships |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|첩}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|貼}} || cheop || ch'ŏp || packs of Korean herbal medicine |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|탕}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|趟}} || tang || t'ang || number of times doing something, especially number of trips made |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|톨}} || || tol || t'ol || grains |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|통}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|通}} || tong || t'ong || letters, telegrams, telephone calls, e-mails, documents |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|통}} || || tong || t'ong || watermelons |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|판}} || || pan || p'an || number of games won or lost |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|편}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|篇}} || pyeon || p'yŏn || books, literary works, movies, plays, etc. |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|포기}} || || pogi || p'ogi || Chinese cabbages |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|푼}} || || pun || p'un || pennies |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|필}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|匹}} || pil || p'il || uncut fabric, horses |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|필지}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|筆地}} || pilji || p'ilji || fields, housing sites, etc. |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|해}} || || hae || hae || earth's revolutions around the sun |} Some count words take Sino-Korean numerals: {|class=wikitable ! Hangul !! Hanja !! RR !! MR !! Usage |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|개년}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|個年}} || gaenyeon || kaenyŏn || years |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|개월}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|個月}} || gaewol || kaewŏl || months |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|과}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|課}} || gwa || kwa || lesson number (native Korean for number of lessons) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|교}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|校}} || gyo || kyo || number of times a draft has been proofread |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|교시}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|校時}} || gyosi || kyosi || class number, class period number |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|년}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|年}} || nyeon || nyŏn || year (for dates; 2014년, 1998년) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|무}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|無}} || mu || mu || ties (in a game) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|범}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|犯}} || beom || pŏm || penalties for a major crime |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|분}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|分}} || bun || pun || minute (of an hour) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|불}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|弗}} || bul || pul || dollar |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|석}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|席}} || seok || sŏk || seats |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|선}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|選}} || seon || sŏn || number of times elected to office; which term in a sequence a person has been in office |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|승}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|勝}} || seung || sŭng || victories (in sports) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|실}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|室}} || sil || sil || rooms |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|원}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|圓}} || won || wŏn || ''[[South Korean won|won]]'' |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|월}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|月}} || wol || wŏl || month (for dates; 일월: January, 이월: February, ...; note that 6월 is written and pronounced 유월 and 10월 is likewise 시월) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|위}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|位}} || wi || wi || of rank or order (e.g. 1위 = first rank or order) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|일}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|日}} || il || il || day (for dates) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|점}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|點}} || jeom || chŏm || grade (100점) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|조}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|條}} || jo || cho || article or clause |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|주기}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|周忌}} || jugi || chugi || years since a person's death (used on that death's anniversary) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|주일}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|週日}} || ju-il || chuil || weeks |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|집}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|輯}} || jip || chip || publication number (e.g. [[Opus number]], album, magazine issue) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|초}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|秒}} || cho || ch'o || second (of a minute) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|촉}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|燭}} || chok || ch'ok || candela |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|촌}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|寸}} || chon || ch'on || degree of kinship; also a short unit of measurement, comparable to an inch |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|탄}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|彈}} || tan || t'an || number of a work in a series |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|호}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|戶}} || ho || ho || houses |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|회}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|回}} || hoe || hoe || number of times |} Some nouns can also function as counter words. Nouns that were already listed are not included: {|class=wikitable ! Hangul !! Hanja !! RR !! MR !! Usage |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|곡}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|曲}} || gok || kok || songs |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|그릇}} || || geureut || kŭrŭt || bowls |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|병}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|甁}} || byeong || pyŏng || bottles |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|마디}} || || madi || madi || phrases, joints, body segments, [[Bar (music)|musical measures]], words |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|사람}} || || saram || saram || people (informal) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|상자}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|箱子}} || sangja || sangja || boxes |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|잔}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|盞}} || jan || chan || cups and glasses |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|층}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|層}} || cheung || ch'ŭng || floors (of a building), layers |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|통}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|桶}} || tong || t'ong || containers, buckets |} Some words are used for counting in multiples: {|class=wikitable ! Hangul !! Hanja !! RR !! MR !! Usage |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|급}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|級}} || geup || kŭp || 20 fish |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|다스}} || || daseu || tasŭ || dozen (abbreviated from English) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|보루}} || || boru || poru || bundle of 10 packs of cigarettes<ref group=notes>Typically, there are 20 cigarettes in a pack, and 10 packs in a bundle. 담배 스무 개비 = 담배 한 갑(匣), 담배 열 갑 = 담배 한 보루</ref> |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|바리}} || || bari || pari || 2,000 fish |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|손}} || || son || son || handfuls of fish (2 large, 4-5 small), typically mackerels or [[Small yellow croaker|yellow croakers]] |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|우리}} || || uri || uri || 2,000 tiles |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|접}} || || jeop || chŏp || 100 fruits (for example, dried persimmons), radishes, cabbages, or bulbs of garlic |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|족}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|足}} || jok || chok || pairs (for items likes socks, shoes, gloves, etc.) |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|축}} || || chuk || ch'uk || 20 cuttlefish |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|켤레}} || || kyeolle || k'yŏlle || pairs of socks, shoes, gloves |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|코}} || || ko || k'o || twenty dried [[pollock]] |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|타}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|打}} || ta || t'a || dozen |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|톳}} || || tot || t'ot || one hundred sheets of ''laver'' |- | {{wikt-lang|ko|판}} || {{wikt-lang|ko|板}} || pan || p'an || thirty eggs |}
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