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TOPIK 5noun

수도권

sudogwon [수도꿘]

수도권이 · 수도권을

the capital region, Seoul metropolitan area

Example

한국 인구의 절반 정도가 수도권에 살아요.

About half of Korea's population lives in the capital region.

Word parts

수 head도 capital권 sphere

Literally 'capital sphere'; -권 = zone: 수도권, 생활권.

Good to know

수도권 covers Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi; its everyday opposite is 지방 (the provinces).