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TOPIK 4noun

연민

yeonmin

연민이 · 연민을

compassion, pity

Example

그는 가난한 사람들에게 깊은 연민을 느꼈어요.

He felt deep compassion for poor people.

Word parts

연 pity민 pity

Two syllables that both mean 'pity', doubled for emphasis.