How do you say "level" in Korean?

수평기 도구

supyeonggi dogu

Noun Hangul

In Korean, "level" is 수평기 도구 (supyeonggi dogu).

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Pronunciation

Supyeonggi dogu is two words, su-pyeong-gi then do-gu, with pyeong carrying a soft nasal middle sound.

Writing and usage

수평기 도구 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 수평기를 사용해 선반을 곧게 걸었다.

geuneun supyeonggireul sayonghae seonbaneul gotge georeotda.

He used a level to hang the shelf straight.

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How to remember 수평기 도구

Pyeong sounds flat and even, like the tool itself, which checks that a surface is perfectly flat.

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Questions about 수평기 도구

How do you pronounce 수평기 도구?

Supyeonggi dogu is two words, su-pyeong-gi then do-gu, with pyeong carrying a soft nasal middle sound.

Is 수평기 도구 formal or casual?

수평기 도구 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 수평기 도구 written in Korean?

수평기 도구 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as supyeonggi dogu.

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