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TOPIK 3noun

수족관

sujokgwan [수족꽌]

수족관이 · 수족관을

aquarium

Example

수족관에서 신기한 물고기를 많이 봤어요.

I saw lots of amazing fish at the aquarium.

Word parts

수 water족 family, tribe관 building, hall

Literally 'water-family hall': 수족 means creatures that live in water.

Good to know

Pronounced [수족꽌]: ㄱ makes the next ㄱ tense. Big ones often call themselves 아쿠아리움.