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Korean noun

절

jeol

Buddhist temple

A place where Buddhist monks enshrine a statue of the Buddha and discipline their minds by teaching and learning their religious doctrine.

Standard pronunciation
[절]
Level
Intermediate

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절 in a sentence

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  • 석가 탄신일을 맞이하여 많은 불교 신도들이 절을 찾았다.

    석까 탄시니를 마지하여 마는 불교 신도드리 저를 차잗따.said like thisseokga tansinireul majihayeo maneun bulgyo sindodeuri jeoreul chajatda.
  • 김 선생은 속세를 떠나 생각을 정리하기 위해 절에 들어갔다.

    김 선생은 속쎄를 떠나 생가글 정니하기 위해 저레 드러갇따.said like thisgim seonsaengeun soksereul tteona saenggageul jeongnihagi wihae jeore deureogatda.

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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.