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TOPIK 4noun

검은띠

geomeuntti [거믄띠]

검은띠가 · 검은띠를

black belt

Example

삼 년 만에 드디어 검은띠를 땄어요.

After three years, I finally earned my black belt.

Word parts

검은 'black' + 띠 'belt'.

Good to know

You 'earn' one with 따다: 검은띠를 따다. Black-belt ranks are counted in 단 (1단, 2단…); children under 15 get a half red, half black 품띠 instead.