Convert Grams (g) to Geun (근)

How to convert grams to geun

First decide whether the item is produce or meat/herbal medicine. For produce (vegetables and fruit), divide grams by 600; for meat and herbs, divide by 375. For example, 1200g is 1200÷600=2 geun for produce, but 1200÷375=3.2 geun for meat. 750g of beef is 750÷375=2 geun, and 900g of apples is 900÷600=1.5 geun. Since the same grams use a different divisor, the geun count changes completely, so always confirm the item.

When you convert grams to geun

You convert grams to geun to match items bought in grams or kilograms to traditional recipes or older relatives who speak in geun. For example, if you buy 12kg of cabbage for kimchi-making, you check whether that is 20 geun for produce. It also helps to see how many geun a gram-weighed cut of meat is, to match old recipe portions. Herbs weighed in grams are sometimes checked against a prescription written in geun. The label is grams but the reference is geun, so two-way conversion is needed.

Reference points and a caveat

The anchors are produce 600g=1 geun and meat/herb 375g=1 geun. A common mistake is memorizing one divisor and applying it to everything. Dividing 750g of meat by 600 gives a wrong 1.25 geun, far off from the real 2 geun. Conversely, dividing 1200g of vegetables by 375 gives an overestimate of 3.2 geun. Supermarkets mostly use grams and kilograms, so whenever you need geun, first identify the item and apply the correct divisor.

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