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소설 meaning and pronunciation
soseol · novel
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Entry 1
NIKL target code 32185Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 소ː설Level: Beginner · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
작가가 지어내어 쓴, 이야기 형식으로 된 문학 작품.
English: novel — A literary work that an author writes in the form of storytelling.
Examples
- 고전 소설.
- 과학 소설.
- 국문 소설.
- 교양 소설.
- 근대 소설.
- 단편 소설.
- 2.
소설이 실린 책.
English: novel — A book that is a novel.
Examples
- 소설 한 권.
- 소설 한 질.
- 소설 한 편.
- 소설을 빌리다.
- 소설을 읽다.
- 소설을 펼치다.
- Origin
- 小說
- Categories
- 문화 > 문학 · 취미
Entry 2
NIKL target code 68942Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 소ː설
- 1.
눈이 내리기 시작한다는 날로 이십사절기의 하나. 11월 22일경이다.
English: soseol — One of the 24 seasonal divisions said to be the day that snow begins to fall; it falls on around November 22nd.
- Origin
- 小雪
- Categories
- 개념 > 시간
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