korean numbers

korean numbers

 Korean Numbers has two regularly used sets of numerals, a native Korean system and … The grouping of large numbers in Korean follow the Chinese tradition of myriads (10000) rather than thousands (1000).

korean numbers

Number Sino-Korean cardinals Native Korean cardinals
Hanja Hangul

Pronunciation

Hangul

Pronunciation

0 / yeongryeong, gong
1 il 하나 hana
2 i dul
3 sam set
4 sa net
5 o 다섯 daseot
6 yukryuk 여섯 yeoseot
7 chil 일곱 ilgop
8 pal 여덟 yeodeol
9 gu 아홉 ahop
10 sip yeol
11 十一 십일 sib-il 열하나 yeol-hana
12 十二 십이 sib-i 열둘 yeol-dul
13 十三 십삼 sip-sam 열셋 yeol-set
14 十四 십사 sip-sa 열넷 yeol-net
15 十五 십오 sib-o 열다섯 yeol-daseot
16 十六 십육십륙 sim-nyuksip-ryuk  열여섯 yeol-yeoseot
17 十七 십칠 sip-chil 열일곱 yeor-ilgop
18 十八 십팔 sip-pal 열여덟 yeol-yeodeol
19 十九 십구 sip-gu 열아홉 yeor-ahop
20 二十 이십 i-sip 스물 seumul
30 三十 삼십 sam-sip 서른 seoreun
40 四十 사십 sa-sip 마흔 maheun
50 五十 오십 o-sip swin
60 六十 육십륙십 yuk-sipryuk-sip 예순 yesun
70 七十 칠십 chil-sip 일흔 ilheun
80 八十 팔십 pal-sip 여든 yeodeun
90 九十 구십 gu-sip 아흔 aheun
100 baek on
1,000 cheon 즈믄 jeumeun
10,000 man 드먼 /  deumeon /
gol
100,000,000 eok jal
 

 

 

In commerce or the financial sector, some hanja for each Sino-Korean numbers are replaced by alternative ones to prevent ambiguity or retouching.

English Hangul Regular hanja Financial hanja
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
hundred
thousand , 阡

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