죽음

Korean

Etymology

Substantive form of 죽다 (jukda, “to die”): 죽- (juk-) +‎ -음 (-eum).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jugeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jug'eum
McCune–Reischauer?chugŭm
Yale Romanization?cwuk.um

Noun

죽음 • (jugeum)

  1. death, dying
    Antonym: 삶 (sam)
    죽음보다 사는 것을 더 두려워하는 사람들도 존재한다.
    Jugeum-boda saneun geos-eul deo duryeowo-haneun saram-deul-do jonjae-handa.
    There are people who are more afraid of living than death.
  2. (tarot) Death (Tarot card)
    Synonym: 사신(死神) (sasin)

Derived terms

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