통

tong · [통]

bucket · container · completely · whole

nounadverbIntermediate

Meanings

통 · noun · Intermediate

  1. bucket; containerA deep and concave container made to hold something.
  2. bucketA unit used to measure the quantity of something by putting it in a bucket.

통 · adverb · Intermediate

  1. completelyNot at all, or utterly.
  2. whole; everyFor anything and everything.
Other Words Spelled the Same (5)

통 · bound noun · Advanced

  1. number of letters; number of documents; number of callsA bound noun used to indicate the number of letters or documents, the number of calls either made or taken, etc.

통 · noun · Advanced

  1. width of a sleeve; width of legThe width of one's sleeve or trouser legs.
  2. girthThe girth or thickness of one's waist, leg, etc.
  3. degree of generosityOne's scale of spending money, treating someone, etc.

통 · noun

  1. bodyThe body of a fully-grown cabbage, watermelon, pumpkin, etc.
  2. headA unit used to count cabbages, watermelons, pumpkins, etc.

통 · bound noun

  1. situationA bound noun used to indicate a situation or circumstances of a certain incident.

통ː · noun

  1. An administrative district of '시' (si), below '동' (dong) and above its subdivision, '반' (ban).

Written Forms

통Hangul
桶Hanja

Examples from Lessons (1)

Oh, there are some containers of side dishes deep inside the fridge, actually.

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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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