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TOPIK 5noun

심리학자

simnihakja [심니학짜]

심리학자가 · 심리학자를

psychologist

Example

그 심리학자는 어린이의 감정 발달을 연구하고 있어요.

That psychologist is researching children's emotional development.

Word parts

심 mind리 principle학 study자 person

Literally 'person who studies the principles of the mind'. -학자 = scholar: 역사학자, 경제학자.

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Pronounced [심니학짜] — ㄹ becomes ㄴ after ㅁ, and ㅈ tenses after ㄱ.