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TOPIK 6adjective

애잔하다

aejanhada

애잔해요 · 애잔했어요 · 애잔한 (+noun)

poignant, touchingly sad; frail

Example

바이올린의 애잔한 선율이 마음을 울렸어요.

The poignant violin melody moved my heart.

Word parts

Probably linked to 애 'heart, anxious feeling', as in 애타다 and 애틋하다.