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제사하다 meaning and pronunciation

jesahada · hold a ritual

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 75699
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 제ː사하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    신이나 죽은 사람의 영혼에게 음식을 바쳐 정성을 나타내다.

    English: hold a ritual — To show one's heart by offering food to a god or the spirit of a dead person.

    Examples

    • 제사하는 예법.
    • 하늘에 제사하다.
    • 신에게 제사하다.
    • 조상에게 제사하다.
    • 정성껏 제사하다.
    • 조상에게 제사하고 남은 음식은 후손들이 고루 나누어 먹는다.
Origin
祭祀하다
Categories
삶 > 가족 행사

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