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刑務所
[ hyeongmuso ]
「명사」 Noun
• prison; jail
The former word of ‘prison’.
law & justice
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
刑 (형)
–
punishment, penalty, sentence, to punish
務 (무)
–
to strive, to work hard, to be engaged in
所 (소)
–
place, location, that which, what (nominalizer)
Synonyms
교도소
–
prison; jail
옥
–
prison
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형무소
형부
형상
형성
형성하다
형수
형식
형언
형용사
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