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Korean noun

가난

ganan

poverty; want; destitution

One's state of having insufficient money or this state itself.

Standard pronunciation
[가난]
Level
Intermediate

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가난 in a sentence

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  • 먹을 것을 살 돈이 없어 도둑질을 하는 사람들을 보면 가난이 죄다 싶은 생각이 든다.

    머글 거슬 살 도니 업써 도둑찌를 하는 사람드를 보면 가나니 죄다 시픈 생가기 든다.said like thismeogeul geoseul sal doni eopseo dodukjireul haneun saramdeureul bomyeon ganani joeda sipeun saenggagi deunda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.