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TOPIK 4verb

비롯하다

birotada [비로타다]

N을/를 비롯해(서) · N을/를 비롯한 (+noun) · N에서 비롯되다

to begin with, including (and others), starting with

Example

서울을 비롯한 대도시에는 인구가 많습니다.

Large cities, including Seoul, have large populations.

Word parts

Related to 비롯 'beginning'; 비롯되다 means 'to originate from'.

Good to know

Pronounced [비로타다]; N을 비롯한 lists the main example first, like 'X and others'.