Skip to content

New every day: Korea news, words and grammar — in your language

Pocket Korean

Dictionary › TOPIK 6

TOPIK 6adjective

질박하다

jilbakada [질바카다]

질박해요 · 질박했어요 · 질박한 (+noun)

plain, simple, unadorned, rustic

Example

이 도자기는 질박한 아름다움을 지니고 있어요.

This pottery has a plain, unadorned beauty.

Word parts

질 substance박 plain

Literally 'all substance, plainly made' — beauty without decoration.