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그리움 meaning and pronunciation

geurium · yearning; attachment; longing

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 37066
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 그리움Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    어떤 대상을 몹시 보고 싶어 하는 안타까운 마음.

    English: yearning; attachment; longing — A pitiable feeling that one misses someone very deeply.

    Examples

    • 고국에 대한 그리움.
    • 고향에 대한 그리움.
    • 유년 시절에 대한 그리움.
    • 첫사랑에 대한 그리움.
    • 그리움의 대상.
    • 그리움이 더하다.
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