Korean learner dictionary
결근 meaning and pronunciation
gyeolgeun · absence; calling in sick
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 30267Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 결근Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
일을 해야 하는 날에 직장에 가지 않고 빠짐.
English: absence; calling in sick — Not going to work when one is supposed to.
Examples
- 장기 결근.
- 집단 결근.
- 결근 사유.
- 결근이 많다.
- 결근이 잦다.
- 유민이는 회사가 한창 바쁠 때에 아이 때문에 결근을 하자니 상사의 눈치가 보였다.
- Origin
- 缺勤
- Categories
- 사회 생활 > 직장 생활 · 직장 생활
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