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TOPIK 6noun

선교

seongyo

선교가 · 선교를

missionary work, mission

Example

그는 아프리카에서 이십 년 동안 선교 활동을 했어요.

He did missionary work in Africa for twenty years.

Word parts

선 proclaim교 teaching

Literally 'proclaiming the teaching'.

Good to know

선교 is used mainly for Christianity; for Buddhism, 포교 is the usual word.