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

A social organization of people with a territory and sovereign rights.

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.

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우리나라

suspect

paper

boo; the right; right; right wing; foolishness; stupidity; B mark; good

stupidity; silliness

high; preeminently; outstandingly; abruptly

loud and strong; energetic; strong

thunder

we; uri; pen; hutch; barn

our country

Korean language

well

accidental occurrence

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

우리나라

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