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쌍받침 meaning and pronunciation

ssangbatchim · duplicate final consonants

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 93637
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 쌍받침Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    한글에서 'ㄲ', 'ㅆ' 처럼 서로 같은 두 개의 자음으로 이루어지고 모음 아래에 받쳐서 적는 글자.

    English: duplicate final consonants — A combination of two identical consonants in the Korean alphabet such as 'ㄲ' and 'ㅆ', which is put below a vowel.

    Examples

    • 받아쓰기 시험에서 쌍받침 중 하나를 빠뜨려 적었다.
    • 선생님, 저는 맞게 쓴 것 같은데, 이 문제가 왜 틀린 거예요?
    • 이 문제의 정답인 '떡볶이'를 쌍받침 중 하나를 빠뜨려 '떡복이'라고 적어서 틀렸어요.
Origin
雙받침
Categories
사회 생활 > 말

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