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TOPIK 6noun

획일화

hoegilhwa [회길화]

획일화가 · 획일화를

standardization, uniformity, making everything the same

Example

교육의 획일화는 학생들의 창의성을 떨어뜨릴 수 있습니다.

Uniformity in education can lower students' creativity.

Word parts

획 draw일 one화 become

Literally 'becoming drawn as one': forcing everything into a single mold.

Good to know

Usually negative in tone, unlike 표준화, which is a neutral 'standardization'.