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TOPIK 6verb

사무치다

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사무쳐요 · 사무쳤어요 · 사무칠 거예요 · 사무친 (+noun)

to pierce deeply (into the heart), to be deeply felt

Example

고향에 계신 어머니가 뼈에 사무치게 그리워요.

I miss my mother back home so much it aches in my bones.

Word parts

From an old verb meaning 'to get through' — a feeling that goes all the way through.

Good to know

Fixed patterns: 뼈에 사무치다, 한이 사무치다, 사무치게 그립다 — for feelings that cut to the core.