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TOPIK 5noun

독립운동

dongnibundong [동니분동]

독립운동이 · 독립운동을

independence movement

Example

많은 사람들이 독립운동에 목숨을 바쳤습니다.

Many people gave their lives to the independence movement.

Word parts

독 alone립 stand운 move동 move

독립 'standing alone' plus 운동 'movement'.

Good to know

Pronounced [동니분동] — nasalization in 독립.