incheon
/ˈɪnt͡ʃʌn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A city in South Korea.
Example Sentences
- "The South Korean Coast Guard has confirmed that on Aug. 16 it found a man stranded with a Jet Ski-type vehicle on a mud flat off the country’s west coast, near the city of Incheon. In a statement, it said the man, whom it did not identify, had been detained Sunday on suspicion of entering South Korea illegally by sea from China."
- "South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island is situated in the Yellow Sea. It is located approximately 80 kilometres west of Incheon and 12 kilometres south of the coastline of Hwanghae Province, North Korea."
- "At 8am local time, Seoul recorded about 440 micrograms per cubic meter of dust, while the nearby city of Incheon reported 349 micrograms, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration (KMA). Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds the capital and Incheon, recorded 424 micrograms, and Gangwon Province, east of the capital region, recorded 329 micrograms."
Etymology
From Korean 인천(仁川) (Incheon).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ^인천(仁川)
Inflected Forms
Inchon (alternative, dated)
Inchŏn (alternative, dated)