양

yang · [양]

quantity · amount · maximum · sheep

noundeterminerIntermediate

Meanings

양 · noun · Intermediate

  1. quantity; amountA countable or measurable quantity or amount.
  2. quantity; amountThe word meaning 'quantity' or 'amount.'
  3. maximumThe maximum amount of food one can eat.

양 · noun · Intermediate

  1. sheepA meek animal with white hair all over its body, which is usually raised for getting wool and meat.
  2. lamb(figurative) A person of a very gentle nature.
  3. lamb(figurative) In Christianity, a person who believes in religion.

양ː · determiner · Intermediate

  1. bothTwo; all of two.
Other Words Spelled the Same (4)

양 · bound noun · Advanced

  1. Ms.A moderately-raised form used to refer to or address a female listener who is younger or lower than oneself.

양 · bound noun

  1. A word used to indicate that one seems to be in a certain state or likely to do a certain thing.
  2. intentionA wish or intention.

양 · noun

  1. positive electrode; positive poleThe pole where the flow begins when there is an electric current.
  2. positive numberA number that is bigger than zero.
  3. positiveThe more active and aggressive of the two fundamental elements that constitute the world in Eastern philosophy.

양 · noun

  1. D mark; poorThe fourth mark when grades are divided into five categories (su, wu, mi, yang, and ga) in the grading system in Korean secondary schools.

Written Forms

양Hangul
量Hanja
羊Hanja
兩Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

얼음 양은 어떻게 해 드릴까요?

How much ice would you like?

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Would you like me to adjust the amount of ice as well?

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시럽이나 얼음 양은 어떻게 해드릴까요?

How would you like the amount of syrup or ice?

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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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