A pronoun used when the speaker refers to himself/herself and the listener or listeners, or a group of people including the speaker and listener or listeners.

A pronoun used when the speaker refers to several people including himself/herself while speaking to a person senior to himself/herself.

we: A pronoun used when the speaker intimately refers to something related to him/her while speaking to the person junior to himself/herself.

A term used by the Korean people to refer to Korea.

The term used to mean the Korean language during Japan's colonial rule of Korea.

The language used during the Joseon Dynasty of Korea.

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우리말

Thick stripes of noodles, or a soup made by boiling them. It is one of the representative Japanese dishes

stupidity; silliness

high; preeminently; outstandingly; abruptly

be looked up at; come to revere; come to look up to

loud and strong; energetic; strong

thunder

we; uri; pen; hutch; barn

our country

Korean language

well

accidental occurrence

umbrella; parasol

image; statue; idol

idol worship

priority; preference; first of all; to begin with; before everything; for now; lacking anything better

complications; ups and downs

by chance; by accident

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The term used to refer to the Korean language during Japan's colonial rule of Korea.

The language spoken in the Joseon Dynasty of Korea.

(lit. our language) The Korean language used by the Korean people.

우리말

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