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TOPIK 4noun

독재

dokjae [독째]

독재가 · 독재를

dictatorship, autocracy

Example

그 나라 국민들은 오랫동안 독재에 맞서 싸웠어요.

The people of that country fought against dictatorship for a long time.

Word parts

독 alone재 decide

Literally 'deciding alone'.

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Pronounced [독째] — ㅈ becomes tense after ㄱ.