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TOPIK 5noun

이질성

ijilseong [이질썽]

이질성이 · 이질성을

heterogeneity, difference, foreignness

Example

오랜 분단으로 남북한 사이에 이질성이 커졌습니다.

The long division has widened the differences between North and South Korea.

Word parts

이 different질 nature성 quality

Literally 'different-nature quality'.

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Pronounced [이질썽]; after ㄹ, the suffix -성 is tensed.