Korean learner dictionary
-분 meaning and pronunciation
-bun · -bun
NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.
Entry 1
NIKL target code 70379Part of speech: 접사Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
'전체를 그 수만큼 나눈 부분'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -bun — A suffix used to mean a part derived from dividing the whole by that number.
Examples
- 2분의 1
- 3분의 2
- 2.
‘분량’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -bun — A suffix used to mean a quantity.
Examples
- 3인분
- 감소분
- 누락분
- 백 명분
- 부족분
- 여유분
- 3.
‘성분’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -bun — A suffix used to mean an ingredient.
Examples
- 당분
- 영양분
- 자양분
- Origin
- 分
Entry 2
NIKL target code 70380Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
‘높임’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -bun — A suffix used to mean "showing respect."
Examples
- 남편분
- 내외분
- 친구분
- 환자분
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