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TOPIK 5noun

귀촌

gwichon

귀촌이 · 귀촌을

moving to the countryside, rural relocation (from the city)

Example

은퇴 후에 귀촌을 선택하는 사람들이 늘고 있어요.

More and more people are choosing to move to the countryside after retiring.

Word parts

귀 return촌 village

Literally 'returning to the village'.

Good to know

귀촌 is moving to rural life in general; 귀농 specifically means moving there to farm.