기생寄生

[ gisaeng ]
「명사」 Noun
• parasite

The act of living by attaching to other animals or plants and stealing nutrients from them.

habitats / biomes
• harm; nuisance

The act of living by depending on others, not on one's own, thereby doing harm to others.

behaviournegative
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate

The hanja from which the word comes

Other meanings of the word 기생

Neighboring words in the dictionary

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