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TOPIK 4noun

민원

minwon [미눤]

민원이 · 민원을

civil complaint, petition or request to a government office

Example

주민들이 소음 문제로 구청에 민원을 넣었어요.

Residents filed a complaint with the district office about the noise.

Word parts

민 people원 request

Literally 'the people's request'.

Good to know

민원을 넣다 or 민원을 제기하다 'to file a complaint'; the person filing it is a 민원인.