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TOPIK 5noun

이치

ichi

이치가 · 이치를

reason, logic, the natural order of things

Example

노력한 만큼 얻는 것이 세상의 이치예요.

You get as much as you put in; that's how the world works.

Word parts

이 reason, principle치 reach

Literally 'reason reached' — what makes sense by principle.

Good to know

이치에 맞다 'to make sense' and 이치에 어긋나다 'to be unreasonable' are the key collocations.