man

This is the 8266th most frequent Korean word.


man

The Korean word "만" means "only" or "just."


In this sentence, '남자' means 'man,' indicating a male person in this context.

그 남자는 자기 일을 끝내기 위해 늦게 까지 일했다.

That man worked late to finish his tasks.


Here, '만에' means 'for after' in the time duration context, unrelated to 'man' as male but instead referring to time duration.

이 빌딩은 100년 만에 첫 번째로 개조되었습니다.

This building was renovated for the first time in 100 years.


In this sentence, '사람' refers to 'people,' similar to 'man' in English as mankind or humankind.

사람들은 종종 여행을 통해 세상을 배우죠.

People often learn about the world through traveling.