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TOPIK 5noun

덕목

deongmok [덩목]

덕목이 · 덕목을

virtue, a quality one should have

Example

정직은 리더가 갖춰야 할 중요한 덕목이에요.

Honesty is an important virtue a leader should have.

Word parts

덕 virtue목 item

Literally 'items of virtue' — one entry on a list of good qualities.

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Pronounced [덩목] — nasalization.