간격

gan-gyeok

noun★Intermediate

general

The space or distance between two points, objects, or events.

시계의 분침과 시침의 간격은 30분입니다.

The gap between the minute and hour hands of the clock is 30 minutes.

간격을 유지하세요.

Keep your distance.

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Commonly used in both physical and abstract contexts, such as time, space, or relationships.

Collocations

간격을 두다to keep a distance간격을 좁히다to narrow the gap간격을 넓히다to widen the gap

간격을 두다phrase

to keep a distance

간격을 좁히다phrase

to narrow the gap

간격 is often used to describe both physical and abstract separations, such as time or relationships.

In technical contexts, 간격 may refer to precise measurements, while in everyday speech, it can describe more abstract differences.

Derived from the Sino-Korean characters 間隔 (間 = interval, 隔 = separation).

Can refer to physical distance, time intervals, or abstract differences. Often used in technical, scientific, and everyday contexts.

간

interval, between

root

격

separation, division

root

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