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삼촌
삼촌
三寸
[ samchon ]
「명사」 Noun
• uncle; paternal uncle
A brother of one's father or mother; or a term to call that person.
family
men
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Elementary
The hanja from which the word comes
三 (삼)
–
three, number 3, third
寸 (촌)
–
joint, inch (a unit of measurement), small/little, degree of kinship
Derived words
외삼촌
–
one's maternal uncle
Neighboring words in the dictionary
삼대
삼대상기준
삼대상목적
삼라만상
삼림
삼베옷
삼월
삼위일체
삼촌
상
상가
상고
상관
상관없다
상관있다
상기
상담
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