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TOPIK 6noun

초가

choga

초가가 · 초가를

thatched-roof house

Example

민속촌에 가면 옛날 초가를 볼 수 있어요.

At the folk village, you can see old thatched-roof houses.

Word parts

초 grass가 house

Literally 'grass house' — roofed with rice straw.

Good to know

In speech, 초가집 is more common; it contrasts with 기와집, the wealthier tile-roofed house.