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TOPIK 4noun

감옥

gamok [가목]

감옥이 · 감옥을

prison, jail

Example

그는 젊은 시절 감옥에서 10년을 보냈어요.

He spent ten years in prison when he was young.

Word parts

감 supervise옥 prison

Literally 'supervised prison'.

Good to know

감옥 is the everyday or literary word; the official term is 교도소.