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TOPIK 2noun

진지

jinji

진지가 · 진지를

meal, rice (honorific, for elders)

Example

할아버지, 진지 드셨어요?

Grandpa, have you eaten?

Word parts

Native Korean honorific word for 'meal', with no hanja.

Good to know

The plain word is 밥; use 진지 for grandparents and other elders, with 드시다 or 잡수시다 instead of 먹다.