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Korean learner dictionary

할복

halbok · disembowelment; hara-kiri

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

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 84422
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 할복, 할보기, 할복또, 할봉만Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    배를 가름.

    English: disembowelment; hara-kiri — An act of cutting open one's abdomen.

    Examples

    • 할복 명령.
    • 할복 의식.
    • 할복 자살.
    • 할복을 명하다.
    • 할복을 자살하다.
    • 할복을 하다.
Origin
割腹