Korean units of measurement
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Korean units of measurement, called cheokgwan-beop (Korean: 척관법; Hanja: 尺貫法) or cheokgeun-beop (척근법; 尺斤法) in Korean, is the traditional system of measurement used by the people of the Korean peninsula. It is largely based on the Chinese system, with influence from Japanese standards imposed following its annexation of the Korean Empire in 1910. Both North and South Korea currently employ the metric system. Since 2007, South Korea has criminalized the use of Korean units in commercial contexts, but informal use continues, especially of the pyeong as a measure of residential and commercial floorspace. North Korea continues to use the traditional units, although their standards are now derived from metric conversions.
Korean name | |
Hangul | 척관법 |
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Hanja | 尺貫法 |
Revised Romanization | cheokgwan-beop |
McCune–Reischauer | ch'ŏkkwan-pŏp |
IPA | [tɕʰʌk̚.k͈wan.p͈ʌp̚] |
Hangul | 척근법 |
Hanja | 尺斤法 |
Revised Romanization | cheokgeun-beop |
McCune–Reischauer | ch'ŏkkŭn-pŏp |
IPA | [tɕʰʌk̚.k͈ɯn.p͈ʌp̚] |