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TOPIK 4noun

기관

gigwan

기관이 · 기관을

institution, agency; engine, mechanism

Example

정부 기관에서 일하려면 시험을 봐야 해요.

To work at a government agency, you have to take an exam.

Word parts

기 mechanism관 gate

Originally 'mechanism'; now the working bodies that keep society running.

Good to know

기관 is for official bodies: 정부 기관, 교육 기관, 의료 기관.