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Bound nounSino-Korean: 號

  1. 1

    A bound noun used to indicate the order or sequence of something.

    Korean definition: 순서나 차례를 나타내는 말.

    • Namdaemun is Korea's National Treasure No. 1.

    • Rocket No. 1 has been launched, and Rocket No. 2 is scheduled to launch soon.

  2. 2

    issue

    A bound noun used to indicate the sequence of a publication such as newspaper or magazine.

    Korean definition: 신문이나 잡지 같은 간행물의 순서를 나타내는 말.

    • Due to the publisher's circumstances, this issue of the magazine will not be published.

    • The short story I wrote was serialized in the April and May issues of a literary magazine.

  3. 3

    room number

    A bound noun used to indicate the number assigned to every one of the rooms in a building.

    Korean definition: 방이 여러 개 있는 건물에서 그 하나하나의 방에 매겨진 번호를 나타내는 말.

    • They were staying in Room 302 of the same hotel as us.

    • Today's special lecture is planned to be held in the main auditorium, Room 101, of the Student Union.

  4. 4

    A bound noun that serves as a unit for indicating the size of a picture or print type.

    Korean definition: 그림이나 활자의 크기를 나타내는 단위.

    • That document was in No. 8 type with narrow line spacing, so it was very hard to read.

    • He gave me a large landscape painting done on a size-100 canvas as a gift.