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TOPIK 6noun

식민사관

singminsagwan [싱민사관]

식민사관이 · 식민사관을

colonial view of history (Japanese colonial historiography of Korea)

Example

많은 학자들이 식민사관을 비판하고 극복하려고 노력했어요.

Many scholars criticized the colonial view of history and tried to overcome it.

Word parts

식 plant민 people사 history관 view

Literally 'colony history view' — a framing that portrayed Korea as stagnant and dependent.

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Pronounced [싱민사관] — nasalization.