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근래 meaning and pronunciation

geunrae · recent days; recent years

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 37172
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 글ː래Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    가까운 요즈음.

    English: recent days; recent years — The days or years near the present.

    Examples

    • 근래의 근황.
    • 근래의 소식.
    • 근래에 들다.
    • 근래에 만나다.
    • 근래에 보다.
    • 근래에 보기 드물다.
Origin
近來
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