거리

geori · [거리]

street · road · avenue · distance

nounBeginner

Meanings

거리 · noun · Beginner

  1. street; road; avenueA road, street, etc., for pedestrians or cars.

거ː리 · noun · Beginner

  1. distance; lengthThe extent of space between two objects or places that are apart from each other.
  2. space; distanceThe distance that can be traveled in a certain amount of time.
  3. distanceThe level of closeness or separation felt between individuals.
  4. difference; gapThe gap between two compared objects.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

거리 · bound noun · Advanced

  1. A bound noun used to refer to things worthy of being a source for something.
  2. A bound noun used to refer to something that one can handle or achieve within a given time or quantity.

Written Forms

거리Hangul
距離Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

민수와 지수가 거리에서 만나요.

Minsu and Jisu meet on the street.

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If the destination is far away, take a taxi.

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I buy delicious tteokbokki on the street.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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