Korean learner dictionary
가난 meaning and pronunciation
ganan · poverty; want; destitution
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 16391Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 가난Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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돈이 없어서 생활이 어려움. 또는 그런 상태.
English: poverty; want; destitution — One's state of having insufficient money or this state itself.
Examples
- 극심한 가난.
- 집안의 가난.
- 가난을 겪다.
- 가난을 극복하다.
- 가난을 대물림하다.
- 가난에 빠지다.
- Categories
- 경제 생활 > 경제 상태
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