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TOPIK 5noun

불경

bulgyeong

불경이 · 불경을

Buddhist scripture, sutra

Example

스님이 법당에서 불경을 읽고 계세요.

The monk is reading a sutra in the main hall.

Word parts

불 Buddha경 classic

Literally 'Buddha's classic'.

Good to know

Its homonym 불경 means 'irreverence', as in 불경스럽다 'to be disrespectful'.