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TOPIK 2noun

절

jeol

절이 · 절을

(Buddhist) temple

Example

산속에 있는 조용한 절에서 하룻밤을 보냈어요.

I spent a night at a quiet temple in the mountains.

Word parts

Homonym warning: 절 also means 'a deep bow' (절하다).

Good to know

Temple names end in Sino-Korean -사 'temple': 불국사, 해인사, 조계사.

TOPIK 3noun

절

jeol

절이 · 절을

bow, deep bow

Example

설날 아침에 부모님께 절을 했어요.

On Lunar New Year's morning, I bowed to my parents.

Word parts

Homonym warning: 절 also means 'Buddhist temple', so check the context.