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고장故障

[ gojang ]
「명사」 Noun
• defect; something wrong

A machine, device, etc., not operating normally because it is broken.

physical propertiescondition / decay
• medical problem; disorder

(slang) One's body becoming sick or suffering from a disorder.

illness & medicinenegative
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Elementary

The hanja from which the word comes

  • 故 (고)
    –cause, reason, affair, matter, circumstance, old, former
  • 障 (장)
    –to block, to hinder, to obstruct, barrier, obstacle, impediment

Derived words

  • 나다
    –grow; sprout; build; open; form; show; be published; be printed; happen; occur; be produced; become known; be set; be written; feel; appear; become vacant; get; earn; be born; be heard; smell; rise up; run; flow; become; develop; strike; occur to; have time; have opportunity; acquire; come to a conclusion; come to an end; taste; be sunny; be great; come out; go out; get through; be punished

Other meanings of the word 고장

  • 1
    district; village; center of production; home (Noun)

Neighboring words in the dictionary

고요고요하다고요히고원고유고유 명사고인돌고자고장고쟁이고저고전고조고지고질고집쟁이고쪽
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