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TOPIK 6noun

을사조약

eulsajoyak [을싸조약]

을사조약이 · 을사조약을

Eulsa Treaty (1905 protectorate treaty)

Example

1905년에 맺어진 을사조약으로 대한제국은 외교권을 빼앗겼어요.

With the Eulsa Treaty, signed in 1905, the Korean Empire was stripped of its diplomatic rights.

Word parts

을 second stem사 snake조 article약 promise

Named after 1905, an eulsa year in the 60-year cycle.

Good to know

Many Koreans prefer 을사늑약, 'forced treaty', to stress that it was signed under coercion.