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TOPIK 4noun

석가탄신일

seokgatansinil [석까탄시닐]

석가탄신일이 · 석가탄신일을

Buddha's Birthday

Example

석가탄신일에 가족들과 절에 갔어요.

On Buddha's Birthday, I went to a temple with my family.

Word parts

석 Shakya (sound transcription)가 Shakya (sound transcription)탄 birth신 time일 day

석가 'Shakyamuni (the Buddha)' + 탄신 'birth (honorific)' + 일 'day'.

Good to know

Pronounced [석까탄시닐]: ㄱ after ㄱ becomes tense. A public holiday on the 8th day of the 4th lunar month; since 2017 its official name is 부처님 오신 날.