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TOPIK 5noun

각서

gakseo [각써]

각서가 · 각서를

written pledge, memorandum, signed promise

Example

다시는 술을 마시지 않겠다고 아내에게 각서를 썼어요.

I wrote my wife a signed promise that I'd never drink again.

Word parts

각 remember서 document

Literally 'a memo to remember' — a written promise you can be held to.

Good to know

Pronounced [각써] — the ㅅ becomes tense after ㄱ.