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TOPIK 5noun

기개

gigae

기개가 · 기개를

spirit, mettle, backbone

Example

그 독립운동가는 끝까지 기개를 굽히지 않았습니다.

That independence activist never bent his spirit to the very end.

Word parts

기 spirit개 integrity

Literally 'spirit and integrity' — an unbending moral backbone.