핵가족이 · 핵가족을
nuclear family
Example
요즘은 대가족보다 핵가족이 훨씬 많아요.
These days nuclear families are far more common than extended families.
Word parts
핵 core+가 house+족 clan
Literally 'core family', modeled on English 'nuclear family'.
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Pronounced [핵까족]: the ㄱ after ㄱ is tensed.