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-학 meaning and pronunciation

-hak · -hak

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 88476
Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    ‘학문’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -hak — A suffix used to mean "a branch of study."

    Examples

    • 가정학
    • 건축학
    • 경영학
    • 경제학
    • 고고학
    • 고증학
Origin
學
Categories
교육 > 전공과 교과목

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