Korean learner dictionary
기념 meaning and pronunciation
ginyeom · commemoration; memory
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 32486Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 기념Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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훌륭한 인물이나 특별한 일 등을 오래도록 잊지 않고 마음에 간직함.
English: commemoration; memory — Not forgetting and keeping the memory of an admirable person, special event, etc., for a long time.
Examples
- 결혼 기념.
- 개업 기념.
- 생일 기념.
- 입학 기념.
- 졸업 기념.
- 출판 기념.
- Origin
- 紀念/記念
- Categories
- 사회 생활 > 사회 활동 · 여행
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