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TOPIK 6noun

동인

dongin

동인이 · 동인을

driving force, motive, cause

Example

기술 발전은 사회 변화의 중요한 동인입니다.

Technological progress is an important driving force of social change.

Word parts

동 move인 cause

Literally 'moving cause'.

Good to know

Don't confuse with the homonym 동인 'fellow members', as in 동인지 'coterie magazine'.