No. 11,695 in Korean
남짓
"남짓" means "a little over" or "slightly more than."
In a sentence
그는 나이가 마흔 남짓이다.
He is approximately forty years old.
Here, '남짓' is used to indicate an approximate quantity, suggesting slightly more than forty.
참석 인원이 스무 명 남짓이라고 한다.
The number of attendees is said to be around twenty people.
'남짓' implies a number slightly exceeding twenty, providing an estimation.
그 산의 높이는 천 미터 남짓이다.
The height of the mountain is slightly above one thousand meters.
In this example, '남짓' is used to denote a quantity marginally over one thousand meters.
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