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요절
요절
夭折
[ yojeol ]
「명사」 Noun
• premature death; dying young
Death at an early age.
death & burial practices
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
夭 (요, 오)
–
to die young, untimely death, early death
折 (절, 제)
–
to break, snap, bend
Neighboring words in the dictionary
요리하다
요망
요소
요약
요원
요원하다
요인
요일
요절
요즘
요트
욕
욕구
욕망
욕먹다
욕보이다
욕실
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