중간

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 中間, from 中 (“center”) + 間 (“interval”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋɡa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [중간]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	junggan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	junggan
McCune–Reischauer?	chunggan
Yale Romanization?	cwungkan

Noun

중간 • (junggan) (hanja 中間)

1. (in) the middle
2. medium

   중간 사이즈 라떼 한 잔 주세요.

   Junggan saijeu ratte han jan juseyo.

   I’d like a medium latte, please.

Derived terms

• 중간적 (中間的, jungganjeok, “medium”) (adjective)
• 중간고사 (中間考査, junggan'gosa, “midterm ”)
• 중간보고 (中間報告, jungganbogo, “interim report”)
• 중간 상인 (中間商人, junggan sang'in, “middle man”)
• 중간시험 (中間試驗, junggansiheom, “midterm”)
• 중간층 (中間層, junggancheung, “1. mid-floor, 2. middle class”)