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초상화 meaning and pronunciation

chosanghwa · portrait

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 25424
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 초상화Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    사람의 얼굴이나 모습을 그린 그림.

    English: portrait — A work of drawing or painting that depicts the face or appearance of a person.

    Examples

    • 할머니 초상화.
    • 할아버지 초상화.
    • 왕의 초상화.
    • 조상의 초상화.
    • 벽에 걸린 초상화.
    • 초상화 한 장.
Origin
肖像畫
Categories
문화 > 미술

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