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짐작 meaning and pronunciation

jimjak · estimation

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 29021
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 짐작, 짐자기, 짐작또, 짐장만Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    사정이나 형편 등을 어림잡아 생각함.

    English: estimation — An act of estimating a situation, circumstances, etc.

    Examples

    • 사장의 짐작.
    • 얼토당토않은 짐작.
    • 틀린 짐작.
    • 짐작이 가다.
    • 짐작이 맞다.
    • 짐작을 못하다.
Origin
斟酌
Categories
인간 > 인지 행위

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