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TOPIK 3noun

자연재해

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자연재해가 · 자연재해를

natural disaster

Example

지진이나 홍수 같은 자연재해는 미리 막기 어려워요.

Natural disasters like earthquakes and floods are hard to prevent in advance.

Word parts

자 self연 so, thus재 disaster해 harm

자연 'nature' + 재해 'disaster and harm.'