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How do you say "horizontal" in Korean?
수평
supyeong
In Korean, "horizontal" is 수평 (supyeong).
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Pronunciation
“supyeong” splits into sup-yeong; run the pieces together smoothly without pausing between them.
Writing and usage
수평 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
그는 페이지에 가로로 선을 그렸다.
geuneun peijie garoro seoneul geuryeotda.
He drew a horizontal line across the page.
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How to remember 수평
“supyeong” rhymes loosely with the idea of a line stretched flat across a page, so let that image do the remembering for you.
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 수평
How do you pronounce 수평?
“supyeong” splits into sup-yeong; run the pieces together smoothly without pausing between them.
Is 수평 formal or casual?
수평 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 수평 written in Korean?
수평 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as supyeong.
Where can I practice Korean words for free?
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"Horizontal" in other languages
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