Korean learner dictionary
감옥 meaning and pronunciation
gamok · prison
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 14867Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 가목, 가모기, 가목또, 가몽만Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
죄를 지은 사람을 가두어 두는 곳.
English: prison — A place to detain a person who broke the law.
Examples
- 감옥 생활.
- 감옥을 나오다.
- 감옥에 가다.
- 감옥에 갇히다.
- 감옥에 넣다.
- 김 씨는 빵 한 덩어리를 훔친 죄로 감옥에 가게 되었다.
- Origin
- 監獄
- Categories
- 정치와 행정 > 사법 및 치안 행위
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