No. 4,567 in Korean
가량은
Approximately; about.
In a sentence
그는 일을 하는데 두 시간 가량은 걸릴 것이다.
It will probably take him about two hours to finish the work.
가량은 is used to estimate the time duration in this sentence.
이 책은 300쪽 가량은 되는 것 같아.
This book seems to be about 300 pages.
가량은 indicates an approximation of the number of pages here.
학생들의 수가 매년 50명 가량은 증가한다.
The number of students increases by about 50 each year.
가량은 is employed to express an estimated quantity of students in this context.
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