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TOPIK 4noun

생리

saengni [생니]

생리가 · 생리를 · 생리 중이에요

period, menstruation

Example

생리 중이라서 배가 좀 아파요.

I'm on my period, so my stomach hurts a bit.

Word parts

생 life리 principle

Literally 'life principle', i.e. a body function; it also means 'physiology' (생리학).

Good to know

Pronounced [생니]. The normal, neutral word, fine with a pharmacist or doctor. Period pain is 생리통.