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TOPIK 2noun

간장

ganjang

간장이 · 간장을

soy sauce

Example

국이 싱거우면 간장을 조금 더 넣으세요.

If the soup is bland, add a little more soy sauce.

Word parts

장 fermented sauce

간 'saltiness' + 장 'fermented sauce'; -장 marks fermented pastes and sauces.

TOPIK 6noun

간장

ganjang

간장이 · 간장을

liver (organ)

Example

술을 많이 마시면 간장에 무리가 갑니다.

Drinking a lot puts strain on your liver.

Word parts

간 liver장 internal organ

Literally 'liver organ'.

Good to know

Homonym warning: 간장 usually means soy sauce; for the organ, people normally just say 간.