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TOPIK 4noun

징역

jingyeok

징역이 · 징역을

imprisonment (with labor), prison term

Example

그는 법원에서 징역 2년을 선고받았어요.

He was sentenced to two years in prison by the court.

Word parts

징 punish역 labor

Literally 'punishment by labor'.

Good to know

Pattern: 징역 + time + 을 선고받다 'to be sentenced to X in prison'.