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TOPIK 4noun

자취

jachwi

자취가 · 자취를

living on your own (away from family, cooking for yourself)

Example

대학교 때부터 혼자 자취를 하고 있어요.

I've been living on my own since college.

Word parts

자 self취 cook

Literally 'cooking for yourself.'

Good to know

Don't confuse with homonym 자취 'trace, track' (발자취 'footprints').