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TOPIK 4adjective

뭉클하다

mungkeulhada

뭉클해요 · 뭉클했어요 · 뭉클한 (+noun)

touched, moved (feeling a lump in your chest)

Example

부모님의 편지를 읽고 마음이 뭉클했어요.

I was moved when I read my parents' letter.

Word parts

Sound-symbolic: like a soft lump welling up in your chest.

Good to know

Usually with 가슴 or 마음: 가슴이 뭉클하다.