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연필심 meaning and pronunciation

yeonpilsim · lead

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 67789
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 연필심Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    연필 속에 들어 있는 실제로 글씨를 쓰는 부분인 가느다란 심.

    English: lead — The thin core of a pencil, which is the part that actually enables writing.

    Examples

    • 가느다란 연필심.
    • 새까만 연필심.
    • 연필심 가루.
    • 연필심 굵기.
    • 연필심이 부러지다.
    • 나는 글씨를 많이 써서 뭉툭해진 연필심을 깎았다.
Origin
鉛筆心/鉛筆芯
Categories
교육 > 학습 관련 사물

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