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Korean learner dictionary

-지기

-jigi · -jigi

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

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 88675
Part of speech: 접사Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    ‘그것을 지키는 사람’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -jigi — A suffix used to mean "a person who guards something."

    Examples

    • 등대지기
    • 문지기
    • 청지기