약간

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 若干, from 若 (“seeming”) + 干 (“how much”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠k̚k͈a̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [약깐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yakgan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yaggan
McCune–Reischauer?	yakkan
Yale Romanization?	yak.kan

Noun

약간 • (yakgan) (hanja 若干)

1. smallness, triviality (usually in the form of 약간의)

Adverb

약간 • (yakgan) (hanja 若干)

1. a little, a bit; somewhat

   다리가 아직도 아픈가요? 지금은 아주 약간이요.

   dari-ga ajik-do apeun'gayo? - Jigeum-eun aju yakganiyo.

   Does your leg still hurt? - Just a bit now.