Korean-English Dictionary

경고警告

[ gyeonggo ]

「명사」 Noun

• warning; caution

An act of cautioning someone in advance to be careful of or refrain from dangerous things, or such a caution.

Type:

Sino-Korean

Level:

Intermediate

The hanja from which the word comes

警 (경)
–to alert, to warn, to caution, to admonish, to awaken, to make aware
告 (고)
–to announce, to inform, to tell, to report, to accuse, to sue (in legal contexts)

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