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TOPIK 6noun

지음

jieum

지음이 · 지음을

a true friend who understands you completely, a soulmate friend

Example

그는 나를 진정으로 이해해 주는 지음이에요.

He is a true friend who really understands me.

Word parts

지 know음 sound

Literally 'one who knows the sound' — a friend who alone understood a musician's playing.

Good to know

Literary and rare in speech; 지음 also means 'making' from 짓다, so context matters.