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TOPIK 2noun

김

gim

김이 · 김을

laver, dried seaweed

Example

밥을 김에 싸서 먹으면 맛있어요.

Rice is delicious wrapped in seaweed.

Word parts

Homonym warning: 김 also means 'steam', and it's a very common family name.

Good to know

Seaweed for soup is 미역; 김 is the thin, dried, roasted sheets.