Korean learner dictionary
역- meaning and pronunciation
yeok- · yeok-
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 72507Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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'반대되는' 또는 '차례나 방법이 뒤바뀐'의 뜻을 더하는 접두사.
English: yeok- — A prefix used to mean opposite or "going against an order, method, etc."
Examples
- 역기능
- 역방향
- 역수입
- 역수출
- 역이용
- 역효과
- Origin
- 逆
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