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volume; book

Bound nounSino-Korean: 卷

  1. 1

    volume; book

    A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of books or notebooks.

    Korean definition: 책이나 공책을 세는 단위.

    • I went to the bookstore and bought a book.

    • There are several books on the bookshelf in the lab.

  2. 2

    volume; book

    A bound noun used to indicate the ordinal number of a volume, as in a series of books.

    Korean definition: 여러 책으로 이루어진 전집 등에서, 책의 순서를 나타내는 말.

    • I bought a ten-volume set of complete works and am now reading volume three.

    • When I finished reading up to the last, tenth volume, I was moved beyond words.

  3. 3

    volume; book

    A bound noun that serves as a unit for distinguishing books based on their contents, particularly in old books.

    Korean definition: 주로 옛날 책에서, 책을 내용에 따라 구분하는 단위.

    • This old book consists of four volumes bound into one book.

    • "Mokminsimseo", an enlightenment book of the Joseon era, consists of 48 volumes in 16 books.

  4. 4

    A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting 20 sheets of hanji, traditional Korean paper as one set

    Korean definition: 한지 스무 장을 한 묶음으로 하여 세는 단위.

    • The woman went to an art supply store and bought three quires of hanji paper.

    • The man opened the storehouse door and took out a quire of window paper.