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TOPIK 5noun

초가집

chogajip [초가찝]

초가집이 · 초가집을

thatched-roof house, straw-roofed cottage

Example

민속촌에 가면 옛날 초가집을 구경할 수 있어요.

If you go to the folk village, you can see old thatched-roof houses.

Word parts

초 grass가 house

Sino 초가 'grass house' + native 집 'house'. Contrasts with 기와집.