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Korean noun

전쟁

jeonjaeng

war

The act of opposing countries or peoples fighting against each other by mobilizing their armed forces and arsenal.

Standard pronunciation
[전쟁]
Level
Intermediate

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전쟁 in a sentence

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  • 국민 대부분은 전쟁보다 평화를 주장하였다.

    궁민 대부부는 전쟁보다 평화를 주장하엳따.said like thisgungmin daebubuneun jeonjaengboda pyeonghwareul jujanghayeotda.
  • 정부는 전쟁 준비를 마치고 선전 포고를 하였다.

    정부는 전쟁 준비를 마치고 선전 포고를 하엳따.said like thisjeongbuneun jeonjaeng junbireul machigo seonjeon pogoreul hayeotda.
  • 갑자기 전쟁이 터지는 바람에 우리 가족은 뿔뿔이 흩어지게 되었다.

    갑짜기 전쟁이 터지는 바라메 우리 가조근 뿔뿌리 흐터지게 되얻따.said like thisgapjagi jeonjaengi teojineun barame uri gajogeun ppulppuri heuteojige doeeotda.

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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.