Korean learner dictionary

독립문

dokripmun · Dongnimmun Gate

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 68339

Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 동님문

1.
서울특별시 서대문구에 있는 돌문. 한국이 독립국임을 선언하기 위해 독립 협회가 전 국민을 상대로 기부금을 거두어 세웠다. 1897년에 완공하였고 1979년에 지금의 위치로 옮겼다.
English: Dongnimmun Gate — A stone gate located in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul; it was built with funds raised by the Independence Club from Koreans to declare that Korea is an independent nation; completed in 1897, it was moved in 1979 to its present location.