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TOPIK 3noun

풍습

pungseup

풍습이 · 풍습을

custom, folkway

Example

설날에 떡국을 먹는 것은 한국의 오래된 풍습이에요.

Eating rice cake soup on Lunar New Year is an old Korean custom.

Word parts

풍 custom습 habit

Literally 'the wind and habits' of a place — its way of life.