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우표 meaning and pronunciation

upyo · postage stamp

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 26680
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 우표Level: Beginner · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    우편 요금을 낸 표시로 우편물에 붙이는 작은 종이.

    English: postage stamp — A small piece of paper attached to postal mail as a sign that its postal charge has been paid.

    Examples

    • 오래된 우표.
    • 우표 한 장.
    • 우표 수집.
    • 우표를 모으다.
    • 우표를 발행하다.
    • 우표를 붙이다.
Origin
郵票
Categories
사회 생활 > 소통 수단 · 공공 기관 이용하기(우체국)

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