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TOPIK 2noun

삼촌

samchon

삼촌이 · 삼촌을

uncle (father's younger, unmarried brother; casually any uncle)

Example

삼촌이 생일 선물로 자전거를 사 주셨어요.

My uncle bought me a bicycle for my birthday.

Word parts

삼 three촌 kinship degree

Literally 'three degrees' of kinship; -촌 counts family distance: 사촌 = four degrees.

Good to know

Strictly 삼촌 is a father's brother; a mother's brother is 외삼촌, though kids often just say 삼촌.