Korean learner dictionary
제사 meaning and pronunciation
jesa · ancestral rite
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 31792Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 제ː사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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신이나 죽은 사람의 영혼에게 음식을 바쳐 정성을 나타냄. 또는 그런 의식.
English: ancestral rite — The act of expressing appreciation to a god or the spirit of the deceased by offering them food, or such ritual.
Examples
- 제사 음식.
- 제사 의식.
- 제사 준비.
- 제사를 올리다.
- 제사를 하다.
- 오늘은 돌아가신 할아버지 제사가 있는 날이다.
- Origin
- 祭祀
- Categories
- 삶 > 가족 행사 · 가족 행사
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