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연필 meaning and pronunciation

yeonpil · pencil

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 67785
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 연필Level: Beginner · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    가늘고 긴 검은색 심을 나무 막대 속에 넣어 글씨를 쓰거나 그림을 그릴 때 쓰는 도구.

    English: pencil — An implement used to write or draw by putting thin and long black lead in a wooden stick.

    Examples

    • 연필 한 다스.
    • 연필 한 자루.
    • 연필과 지우개.
    • 연필을 깎다.
    • 연필을 쥐다.
    • 연필로 쓰다.
Origin
鉛筆
Categories
교육 > 학습 관련 사물 · 학교생활

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