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Korean learner dictionary

할례

halrye · circumcision

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

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 84224
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 할례Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    고대부터 행해져 온 종교적 의식의 하나로, 남자의 성기 끝 살가죽을 끊어 내는 풍습.

    English: circumcision — A custom of removing the foreskin from the penis, as part of a religious ritual that has been handed down from ancient times.

    Examples

    • 그리스도교의 할례.
    • 할례의 의미.
    • 할례 의식.
    • 할례 시술.
    • 할례를 금지하다.
    • 할례를 받다.
Origin
割禮