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TOPIK 3noun

근육

geunyuk [그뉵]

근육이 · 근육을

muscle

Example

매일 운동해서 근육이 많이 생겼어요.

I worked out every day, so I built a lot of muscle.

Word parts

근 sinew육 flesh

Literally 'sinew and flesh.'

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Pronounced [그뉵] — the ㄴ slides over into the next syllable.