#wordoftheday
時
Meaning - Time
Korean syllable - 시
Korean name - 때 시
期
Meaning - Time, period
Korean syllable - 기
Korean name - 말날 기
間
Meaning - Space, Interval, Between
Korean syllable - 간
Korean name - 사이 간
(also used as a grammatical principle (amongst/between options/actions) and in words like 人問 (인간) meaning “human” which isn’t really related to time or space)
同
Meaning - Same
Korean syllable - 동
Korean name - 한가지 동
(동성애자 isn’t one of the examples in the lesson, but I couldn’t help myself)
(also for 共同體 (공동체 - community) I used some fanart from the TV show Community. I usually try not to use references/pop-culture, but I was bored, ok?)
百
Meaning - 100, everything, total
Korean syllable - 백
Korean name - 일백 백
Source :https://www.howtostudykorean.com/hanja-unit-1-lessons-1-20/hanja-lesson-16/
公
Meaning - Public / Shared / Equal
Korean syllable - 공
Korean name - 공평할 공
Examples
公園 - 공원 - Public park
主人公 - 주인공 - Hero, Leading role in a story
公主 - 공주 - Princess
市
Meaning - City
Korean syllable - 시
Korean name - 저자 시
Examples
市民 - 시민 - Citizen
市內 - 시내 - Downtown
者市 - 도시 - City
區
Meaning - District / Division
Korean syllable - 구
Korean name - 지경 구
Examples
區民 - 구민 - Inhabitants of a district
區域 - 구역 - Area / District
龍山區 - 용산구 - Yongsan-gu / Yongsan district. One of the 25 districts in Seoul. (pictured)
洞
Meaning - Neighborhood
Korean syllable - 동
Korean name - 골 동
Examples
洞內 - 동내 - Inside a neighborhood
洞口 - 동구 - The entrance to a neighborhood
梨泰院洞 - 이태원동 - Itaewon-dong / Itaewon neighborhood. A neighborhood in Yongsan-gu. (pictured)
合
Meaning - Combine / Unite
Korean syllable - 합
Korean name - 합할 합
Examples
統合 - 통합 - Integration
團合 - 단합 - Unity, Solidarity
合意 - 합의 - Agreement
Source :https://www.howtostudykorean.com/hanja-unit-1-lessons-1-20/hanja-lesson-14/
校
Meaning - School
Korean syllable - 교
Korean name - 학교 교
Examples
女學校 - 여학교 - Girls school
校內 - 교내 - Inside a school
母校 - 모교 - One’s old school / Alma mater
Source :https://www.howtostudykorean.com/hanja-unit-1-lessons-1-20/hanja-lesson-13/
生
Meaning - Life / Birth
Korean syllable - 생
Korean name - 날 생
Examples
生日 - 생일 - Birthday
一生 - 일생 - One’s entire life
新入生 - 신입생 - Freshman
Source :https://www.howtostudykorean.com/hanja-unit-1-lessons-1-20/hanja-lesson-13/
學
Meaning - Learn / School
Korean syllable - 학
Korean name - 배울 학
Examples
學生 - 학생 - Student
學校 - 학교 - School
入學 - 입학 - To enter a school, school admission
Source :https://www.howtostudykorean.com/hanja-unit-1-lessons-1-20/hanja-lesson-13/
지진 - Earthquake
진지 - Rice/meal (polite)
장터 - A traditional market
하계 올림픽 - Summer Olympics (하계 - The summer season)
동계 올림픽 - Winter Olympics (동계 - The winter season)
지지난주 - The week before last (last last week)
다다음주 - The week after next (next next week) (I didn’t really know how to visualize these, sorry)
장화 - Boots, rain boots
눈 오는 날 - Snow day, a day where it snows (눈 - Snow, 오다 - To come, ~는 - Makes 오다 a noun, 날 - Day)
울 - Wool
중간고사 - Midterm exam (중간 - Middle, 고사 - An examination, test)
가면 - A mask (disguise)
매다 - To tie, knot
구토 - Vomiting
허리띠 - A belt, waistband
빼다 - To remove
남색 - Navy blue, dark blue (also sodomy apparently?)
치통 - Toothache
복통 - Stomachache
조율하다 - To tune (a piano)
기쁨 - Pleasure, delight, joy. Noun form of 기쁘다 - To be happy
공포 - Fear
비서 - Secretary
아나운서 - Announcer, newscaster
경호원 - Guard, bodyguard
카메라맨 - Cameraman
재봉사 - Tailor
색소 결핍 - Albino
겁나다 - To be/get scared
청바지 - Jeans
바텐더 - Bartender
스웨터 - Sweater
사업가 - Businessman (removed picture after correction by @chrissy-notes. Picture said 사업기)
은행원 - Bank clerk
고용주 - Employer
동업자 - Business partner
회계사 - Accountant
노동자 - Worker, labourer
(Sorry if I’ve posted these already. My files got mixed up)
멜론 - Melon
올리브 - An olive
파파야 - Papaya
감 - A persimmon
자두 - A plum
검은 베리 - Black currant (but I’ve also seen it used for blackberries and blueberries)
대추 - A jujube, a (Chinese) date
구스베리 - Gooseberry
구아바 - Guava
벨기에 - Belgium
칵테일 - Cocktail
아이스티 - Iced tea
생수 - Bottled water, spring water
코코아 - Cocoa
사탕무 - Beet (사탕 - Candy, 무 - Radish)
콩 - Bean
양배추 - Cabbage
무화과 - A fig
꽃양배추 - Cauliflower
가지 - An eggplant
단호박 - Sweet pumpkin (달다 - To be sweet, 호박 - Pumpkin)
대파 - Spring onion, leek
쪽파 - Scallion
순무 - Turnip
모음 - A vowel
자음 - A consonant
나무딸기 - A raspberry (나무 - A tree, 딸기 - A strawberry)
녹다 - To melt
탑승권 - Boarding pass
절벽 - Precipice, sheer cliff
빨강 - Red
하양 - White
노랑 - Yellow
피망 - Pimento, Bell pepper
근대 - A beet
연령대 - Age group
해산물 - Seafood, marine products
물다 - To bite
마못 - Groundhog
스프링클러 - Sprinkler
납치하다 - To abduct, kidnap
소방훈련 - Firedrill (소방 - Firefighting, 훈련 - training, drill, exercise)
승객 - A passenger
잔디밭 - Lawn (잔디 - Grass, 밭 - Field, garden)
인터페이스 - Interface
소시지 - A sausage
살라미 - Salami
닭 날개 튀김 - Chicken wings (닭 - Chicken, 날개 - Wings, 튀기다 - To fry/deep-fry)
칠면조 가슴 구이 - (Grilled) Turkey breast (칠면조 - Turkey, 가슴 - Chest/breast, 굽다 - To roast, grill)
스폰지 - Sponge
두통 - A headache
욕조 - A bath/bathtub
해변 - Seashore, beach, coast
감자 튀김 - Fries (감자 - Potato, 튀기다 - To fry/deep-fry)
Anodyne
An-uh-dahyn
-noun
1. a medicine that relieves or allays pain.
2. anything that relieves distress or pain: The music was an anodyne to his grief
-adjective
3. relieving pain.
4. soothing to the mind or feelings
“On the courthouse steps, when the reporters stopped them, [Mr. Richardson] made a brief, anodyne statement about having faith in the process.”
-Little Fires Everywhere (2017) by Celeste Ng
Assiduous
—adjective
constant; unremitting:assiduous reading.
constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive:an assiduous student.