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TOPIK 5noun

신분제

sinbunje

신분제가 · 신분제를

social class system, caste system

Example

조선은 양반과 노비가 있는 엄격한 신분제 사회였습니다.

Joseon was a society with a strict class system of yangban and slaves.

Word parts

신 body분 portion제 system

신분 'social status' plus -제 'system'.