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How do you say "diameter" in Korean?
직경
jikgyeong
In Korean, "diameter" is 직경 (jikgyeong).
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Pronunciation
Jikgyeong starts with a quick jik, almost clipped, then flows into gyeong which rhymes loosely with the gyeong in bangyeong.
Writing and usage
직경 is written using hangul. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
그녀는 바퀴의 지름을 측정했다.
geunyeoneun bakwiui jireumeul cheukjeonghaetda.
She measured the diameter of the wheel.
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How to remember 직경
Jik sounds like 'jig', and a jig saw cuts straight across a circle, exactly what a diameter line does.
Related words
- circle 원 won
- triangle 삼각형 samgakhyeong
- rectangle 직사각형 jiksagakhyeong
- diamond 다이아몬드 daiamondeu
- oval 타원형 tawonhyeong
- hexagon 육각형 yukgakhyeong
- pentagon 펜타곤 pentagon
- cube 큐브 kyubeu
- sphere 구체 guche
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Questions about 직경
How do you pronounce 직경?
Jikgyeong starts with a quick jik, almost clipped, then flows into gyeong which rhymes loosely with the gyeong in bangyeong.
Is 직경 formal or casual?
직경 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 직경 written in Korean?
직경 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as jikgyeong.
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"Diameter" in other languages
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