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bukjjok[북쪽]Beginner · TOPIK IPosition & direction

north

NounSino-Korean: 北 쪽

  1. 1

    north

    One of the four points of the compass, the direction that N points to.

    Korean definition: 네 방위 중의 하나로, 나침반의 엔 극이 가리키는 쪽.

    • In the Northern Hemisphere, it gets colder the farther north you go.

    • In Korea, if you look at the northern sky at night, you can see the Big Dipper.

  2. 2

    north; the North

    Another term for North Korea, used to differentiate it from South Korea.

    Korean definition: 남한 지역에 상대하여, 북한 지역.

    • Novelists who opposed the North's regime came down to South Korea.

    • Many people took part in raising funds for their starving compatriots in the North.