Korean learner dictionary

이율곡

iyulgok · Yi Yulgok

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 69729

Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 이ː율곡

1.
조선 시대의 정치가이자 학자(1536~1584). 신사임당의 아들이며, 이황과 함께 한국 최고의 성리학자로 꼽힌다.
English: Yi Yulgok — A pen name for Yi I; a politician and scholar (1536-1584) of the Joseon Dynasty, and the son of Sin Saimdang, a female artist of the time; along with Yi Hwang, he is regarded as one of the most prominent Neo-Confucian scholars in Korea.