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TOPIK 6noun

장독대

jangdokdae [장독때]

장독대가 · 장독대를

platform for sauce jars (where crocks of soy sauce, gochujang, etc. are kept)

Example

할머니 집 장독대에는 된장 항아리가 가득했어요.

The jar platform at Grandma's house was full of doenjang crocks.

Word parts

장 fermented sauce대 platform

장 (sauce) + native 독 (large jar) + 대 (platform).

Good to know

Pronounced [장똑때] — both 독 and 대 are tensed.