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TOPIK 4noun

간편식

ganpyeonsik

간편식이 · 간편식을

convenience food, ready meal

Example

바쁠 때는 전자레인지에 데우는 간편식을 자주 먹어요.

When I'm busy, I often eat ready meals that I heat in the microwave.

Word parts

간 simple편 convenient식 food, eat

간편 'simple and convenient' + 식 'food, meal'.

Good to know

Common on packaging and in news as 가정 간편식 'home ready meals', also called HMR (home meal replacement).