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TOPIK 5noun

사각지대

sagakjidae [사각찌대]

사각지대가 · 사각지대를

blind spot; area left unprotected or overlooked

Example

복지 사각지대에 놓인 노인들이 여전히 많습니다.

There are still many elderly people left in the blind spots of the welfare system.

Word parts

사 dead각 angle지 land대 zone

Literally 'dead-angle zone', where you can't see.

Good to know

Pronounced [사각찌대]; in news it often means people the system fails to reach, as in 복지 사각지대.