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통근 meaning and pronunciation

tonggeun · commuting

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 85958
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 통근Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    집에서 직장에 일하러 다님.

    English: commuting — An act of leaving home and going to a workplace to work.

    Examples

    • 장거리 통근.
    • 통근 시간.
    • 통근 열차.
    • 통근 차량.
    • 통근을 하다.
    • 언니는 집에서 회사까지 매일 장거리 통근을 하면서 건강이 많이 나빠졌다.
Origin
通勤
Categories
사회 생활 > 직장 생활

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