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TOPIK 3noun

의식

uisik

의식이 · 의식을

ceremony, ritual, rite

Example

결혼식에는 여러 가지 전통 의식이 있어요.

A wedding includes various traditional rituals.

Word parts

의 ritual식 ceremony

Literally 'ritual form'.

Good to know

A different 의식 means 'consciousness, awareness', as in 의식을 잃다 (to lose consciousness).