Korean learner dictionary
-화
-hwa · -hwa
NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.
Entry 1
NIKL target code 88499Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
'그렇게 됨' 또는 '그렇게 만듦'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -hwa — A suffix used to mean "to become that way" or "to make that way."
Examples
- 가속화
- 가시화
- 간소화
- 간편화
- 개념화
- 개방화
- Origin
- 化
Entry 2
NIKL target code 88500Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
‘그림’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -hwa — A suffix used to mean a picture.
Examples
- 구상화
- 나체화
- 동양화
- 동판화
- 목판화
- 민속화
- Origin
- 畫
Entry 3
NIKL target code 88710Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
‘신발’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -hwa — A suffix used to mean shoes.
Examples
- 농구화
- 등산화
- 러닝화
- 방한화
- 숙녀화
- 신사화
- Origin
- 靴
- Categories
- 의생활 > 모자, 신발, 장신구