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TOPIK 5noun

의병

uibyeong

의병이 · 의병을

righteous army, volunteer militia

Example

임진왜란 때 많은 백성이 의병이 되어 싸웠어요.

During the Imjin War, many commoners fought as volunteer militia.

Word parts

의 righteous병 soldier

Literally 'righteous soldiers': civilians who took up arms against invaders.