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감동하다 meaning and pronunciation

gamdonghada · be moved; be touched

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 18922
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 감ː동하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    강하게 느껴 마음이 움직이다.

    English: be moved; be touched — To be touched by something very deeply.

    Examples

    • 감동한 사연.
    • 감동한 이유.
    • 공연에 감동하다.
    • 연설에 감동하다.
    • 친절에 감동하다.
    • 효성에 감동하다.
Origin
感動하다
Categories
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