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감옥
監獄
[ gamok ]
「명사」 Noun
• prison
A place to detain a person who broke the law.
law & justice
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
監 (감)
–
to look at, to watch, to inspect, to oversee, prison, supervision, government office
獄 (옥)
–
prison, jail, lawsuit, litigation, trial
Synonyms
감방
–
prison; prison cell
교도소
–
prison; jail
형무소
–
prison; jail
Related words
옥
–
jade
Neighboring words in the dictionary
감성
감소
감소하다
감수
감수하다
감시
감시하다
감싸다
감옥
감응
감자
감점
감정
감정적
감촉
감추다
감탄
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