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추억 meaning and pronunciation

chueok · memory

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 72134
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 추억, 추어기, 추억또, 추엉만Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    지나간 일을 생각함. 또는 그런 생각이나 일.

    English: memory — An act of looking back on a past incident, or such a thought or the incident itself.

    Examples

    • 사랑의 추억.
    • 아련한 추억.
    • 아픈 추억.
    • 지나간 추억.
    • 좋은 추억.
    • 추억이 담기다.
Origin
追憶
Categories
인간 > 인지 행위

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