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TOPIK 6noun

운석

unseok

운석이 · 운석을

meteorite

Example

작년에 한 시골 마을에 운석이 떨어졌습니다.

Last year, a meteorite fell in a rural village.

Word parts

운 fall석 stone

Literally 'fallen stone.'

Good to know

운석 is the rock that lands; the streak of light in the sky is 유성 or 별똥별.