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Korean learner dictionary

-안

-an · -an

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

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 72050
Part of speech: 접사Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    '바다와 육지가 만나는 곳'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -an — A suffix used to mean "a place where the sea and land meet."

    Examples

    • 남해안
    • 동해안
    • 서해안
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