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TOPIK 1noun

사전

sajeon

사전이 · 사전을

dictionary

Example

모르는 단어는 사전에서 찾아요.

I look up words I don't know in the dictionary.

Word parts

사 words전 reference book

Literally 'words reference book'. 영한사전 = English-Korean dictionary.

Good to know

Homonym: 사전 (事前) also means 'beforehand', as in 사전 예약.