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TOPIK 2noun

무릎

mureup [무릅]

무릎이 · 무릎을

knee; lap

Example

어제 등산을 많이 해서 무릎이 아파요.

I hiked a lot yesterday, so my knees hurt.

Word parts

Also means 'lap': 무릎에 앉다 = to sit on someone's lap.

Good to know

Alone it sounds like [무릅], but the ㅍ comes back before a vowel: 무릎이 [무르피].