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TOPIK 5noun

성희롱

seonghuirong [성히롱]

성희롱이 · 성희롱을

sexual harassment

Example

회사에서는 매년 성희롱 예방 교육을 실시합니다.

The company holds sexual harassment prevention training every year.

Word parts

성 sex, gender희 play, tease롱 mock

성 'sexual' + 희롱 'teasing, mocking'.

Good to know

Pronounced [성히롱]; ㅢ in a syllable that starts with a consonant, like 희, is said as ㅣ.