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Korean learner dictionary

창포

changpo · sweet flag

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 83910
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 창포Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    온몸에 향기가 있고 여름에 꽃이 피며, 뿌리는 약으로 쓰거나 단오에 머리를 감는 데에 쓰는 식물.

    English: sweet flag — A scented plant with flowers blooming in summer, and roots used as a medicine or added into water for people to wash their hair on the day of Dano, traditional Korean holiday that falls on the fifth day of the fifth month by the lunar calendar.

    Examples

    • 창포 뿌리.
    • 창포가 피다.
    • 창포를 구하다.
    • 창포를 삶다.
    • 창포를 심다.
    • 창포로 머리를 감다.
Origin
菖蒲
Categories
동식물 > 식물류