일

il · [일]

work · labor · scheme · plot

nounnumeraldeterminerbound nounBeginner

Meanings

일ː · noun · Beginner

  1. work; laborAn activity that uses one's body or mind in order to achieve something; the object of such an activity.
  2. scheme; plot; projectSomething that one wants to realize with a certain plan and intention.
  3. matter; affairA certain situation or fact.
  4. actA certain act that one did.
  5. business; engagementA problem or thing that one should resolve or deal with.
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  1. circumstances; thingsOne's circumstances or situation.
  2. experienceAn experience that one had in the past.
  3. caseA word referring to a certain motion or state.
  4. (euphemism) Urination and defecation, or sexual relationship between a man and a woman.
  5. A state in which one should behave in such a way.

일 · numeral · Beginner

  1. oneThe first number when counting numbers from one.

일 · determiner · Beginner

  1. oneAmounting to one.
  2. firstCorresponding to the first one in a sequence.

일 · bound noun · Beginner

  1. A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of days or referring to a date.

일 · noun · Beginner

  1. dayA period of one day.

일 · noun · Intermediate

  1. SundayThe last day of a week starting from Monday.

Written Forms

일Hangul
一/壹Hanja
日Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

정말 3일쯤 그렇게 고민한 거야?Did you really agonize over it for about three days?Read the Lesson
저는 오늘 새로운 일을 시작해요.I am starting a new job today.Read the Lesson
BTS 노래가 1위에 있어요.A BTS song is in first place.Read the Lesson

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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