까닭이 · 까닭을
reason, cause
Example
그가 화를 낸 까닭을 아무도 몰랐어요.
Nobody knew the reason he got angry.
Word parts
A more literary native word for 이유; common in writing and old sayings.
Good to know
Pronounced [까닥], but 까닭이 [까달기] and 까닭을 [까달글] — the ㄹ comes back before a vowel.
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