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TOPIK 4noun

생물

saengmul

생물이 · 생물을

living thing, organism; biology (school subject)

Example

바다에는 아직 모르는 생물이 많아요.

There are still many unknown creatures in the ocean.

Word parts

생 life물 thing

Literally 'living thing'.

Good to know

As a school subject, students say 생물 for biology, though the official course name is 생명과학.