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TOPIK 3noun

가사

gasa

가사가 · 가사를

lyrics, words of a song

Example

이 노래는 가사가 쉬워서 따라 부르기 좋아요.

This song has easy lyrics, so it's good for singing along.

Word parts

가 song사 words

Literally 'song words.' Homonym: 가사 can also mean housework.

TOPIK 6noun

가사

gasa

가사가 · 가사를

gasa (classical Korean verse form)

Example

정철의 관동별곡은 조선 시대의 대표적인 가사입니다.

Jeong Cheol's Gwandong Byeolgok is a representative gasa of the Joseon era.

Word parts

가 song사 words

Literally 'song words' — long verse in four-beat lines, popular in Joseon.

Good to know

Don't confuse it with homonyms 가사 'song lyrics' and 가사 'housework'; context usually makes it clear.