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선인
선인
先人
[ seonin ]
「명사」 Noun
• predecessor; forerunner
A person of old times.
history
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
先 (선)
–
first, foremost, before, earlier
人 (인)
–
human, person
Related words
인
–
man; person
Other meanings of the word 선인
2
good man; virtuous person
(Noun)
Neighboring words in the dictionary
선민
선생
선수
선악
선악과
선언
선열
선의
선인
선입관
선잠
선전
선전되다
선조
선지
선지자
선진
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