Korean edit

Etymology edit

From (han, “one”) + (, beon, “time”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠nbʌ̹n]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hanbeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hanbeon
McCune–Reischauer?hanbŏn
Yale Romanization?hanpen

Adverb edit

한번 (hanbeon)

  1. (used primarily with / 보다 (-eo/-a boda)) sometime (when there is a chance)
  2. very, extremely

Noun edit

한번 (hanbeon)

  1. (used with the topic particle (-eun)) one day, someday
  2. Nonstandard spelling of (han beon, once, at one time).

Usage notes edit

Per the standard South Korean orthography, (han beon) must be spaced when it means one time and does not fall under any of the above pre-defined meanings, in line with (du beon, two times), (se beon, three times), and so on.