Skip to main content
Try a free Korean lesson

Korean learner dictionary

금연 meaning and pronunciation

geumyeon · nonsmoking

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 60641
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 그ː면Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    담배를 피우는 것을 금지함.

    English: nonsmoking — The act of prohibiting smoking.

    Examples

    • 금연 좌석.
    • 금연 지역.
    • 금연 표시.
    • 금연을 실시하다.
    • 금연을 하다.
    • 나는 금연 장소를 피해 흡연실에서 담배를 피웠다.
  2. 2.

    담배를 피우던 사람이 담배를 끊음.

    English: stop smoking — The act by a smoker of quitting smoking.

    Examples

    • 금연 광고.
    • 금연 방법.
    • 금연 운동.
    • 금연 캠페인.
    • 금연이 힘들다.
    • 금연을 결심하다.
Origin
禁煙
Categories
삶 > 치료 행위 · 건강

Active recall

Check whether you can produce it without looking.

Try to answer first. Reveal only after you have committed to an answer.

Card 1 of 2

How do you say “nonsmoking” in Korean?

Ready to level up 금연?

Turn 금연 from a quick lookup into memory with related lessons, review, sentences, and speaking practice.

Try a free Korean lesson

No account required for the demo. Cancel Pro anytime.