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TOPIK 6noun

속죄

sokjoe [속쬐]

속죄가 · 속죄를

atonement, penance, redemption

Example

그는 평생 봉사하며 자신의 잘못을 속죄했어요.

He atoned for his wrongdoing by serving others his whole life.

Word parts

속 redeem죄 sin

Literally 'buying back a sin' — paying off a wrong.

Good to know

Usually used as 속죄하다, often with 죄를 or 잘못을 as the object.