Korean learner dictionary
생강 meaning and pronunciation
saenggang · ginger
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 62553Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 생강Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
매운 맛과 향이 나서 양념이나 차의 재료, 한약재 등으로 쓰이는 울퉁불퉁하고 굵은 뿌리.
English: ginger — Rough, thick roots that taste and smell spicy used as seasoning, ingredient for tea, medicinal herbs, etc.
Examples
- 생강 냄새.
- 생강 맛.
- 생강 분말.
- 생강 양념.
- 생강의 향.
- 생강의 효능.
- Origin
- 生薑
- Categories
- 식생활 > 채소
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