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TOPIK 6noun

활자본

hwaljabon [활짜본]

활자본이 · 활자본을

book printed with movable type, movable-type edition

Example

고려 시대에 이미 금속 활자본이 만들어졌습니다.

Books printed with metal movable type were already made in the Goryeo era.

Word parts

활 movable자 letter본 edition

Literally 'living-letter edition' — the type pieces move and can be reused.

Good to know

Pronounced [활짜본] — the ㅈ after ㄹ is tensed.