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TOPIK 5noun

기점

gijeom [기쩜]

기점이 · 기점을

starting point; (as ~을 기점으로) from, beginning with

Example

그 사건을 기점으로 회사가 크게 바뀌었어요.

Starting with that incident, the company changed dramatically.

Word parts

기 rise, start점 point

Literally 'rise point' — where something starts.

Good to know

Key pattern: N을/를 기점으로 'from N on, with N as the starting point'.