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TOPIK 2noun

현관

hyeongwan

현관이 · 현관을

entryway, front entrance, foyer

Example

집에 들어올 때 신발은 현관에서 벗어 주세요.

Please take off your shoes in the entryway when you come in.

Word parts

Originally a Buddhist temple term for a gate; the syllables don't help, so learn it whole.

Good to know

Koreans take off their shoes in the 현관 before stepping up into the house.