한번

Korean

Etymology

From (han, one) +‎ 번(番) (beon, time).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠nbʌ̹n]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hanbeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hanbeon
McCune–Reischauer?hanbŏn
Yale Romanization?hanpen

Adverb

한번 • (hanbeon)

  1. (used primarily with / 보다 (-eo/-a boda)) sometime (when there is a chance)
  2. very, extremely

Noun

한번 • (hanbeon)

  1. (used with the topic particle -은 (-eun)) one day, someday
  2. nonstandard spelling of (han beon, once, at one time)

Usage notes

  • Per the standard South Korean orthography, (han beon) must be spaced when it means one time and does not fall under any of the above pre-defined meanings, in line with (du beon, two times), (se beon, three times), and so on.