Korean learner dictionary

집현전

jiphyeonjeon · Jiphyeonjeon Hall

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 68833

Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 지편전

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조선 전기에 학자를 양성하고 학문을 연구하기 위해 만든 기관. 세종 2년인 1420년에 궁궐 안에 설치하였으며, 세조 2년인 1456년에 폐지되었다.
English: Jiphyeonjeon Hall — The Hall of the Worthy: an institution established during the early years of the Joseon Dynasty to nurture scholars and carry out academic research; it was housed inside the royal court in 1420, the second year of King Sejong's reign and dismantled in 1456, the second year of King Sejo's reign.