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Korean noun

절

jeol

prostration bow

A type of greeting where one bends his/her body as a show of respect.

Standard pronunciation
[절]
Level
Intermediate

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절 in a sentence

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  • 설날에 할머니 댁에 간 아이들은 어른들께 공손히 절을 올렸다.

    설라레 할머니 대게 간 아이드른 어른들께 공손히 저를 올렫따.said like thisseollare halmeoni daege gan aideureun eoreundeulkke gongsonhi jeoreul ollyeotda.
  • 학생들은 졸업식 날 일 년 동안 가르쳐 주신 선생님께 꾸벅 절을 드렸다.

    학쌩드른 조럽씩 날 일 년 동안 가르처 주신 선생님께 꾸벅 저를 드렫따.said like thishaksaengdeureun joreopsik nal il nyeon dongan gareucheo jusin seonsaengnimkke kkubeok jeoreul deuryeotda.

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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.