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TOPIK 6noun

선악

seonak [서낙]

선악이 · 선악을

good and evil

Example

아이들은 자라면서 선악을 구별하는 법을 배워요.

Children learn to tell good from evil as they grow up.

Word parts

선 good악 evil

Literally 'good-evil', a pair compound like 남녀 or 대소.

Good to know

Pronounced [서낙]: the ㄴ moves into the next syllable.