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TOPIK 5noun

자주권

jajugwon [자주꿘]

자주권이 · 자주권을

sovereignty, right of self-determination

Example

모든 국가는 자주권을 존중받아야 합니다.

Every nation's sovereignty must be respected.

Word parts

자 self주 master권 right

Literally 'right to be one's own master'. -권 = right: 인권, 선거권.

Good to know

Don't mix it up with the adverb 자주 'often'; 자주권 uses the other 자주, 'autonomy'.