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화장
화장
火葬
[ hwajang ]
「명사」 Noun
• cremation
As a way of funeral, the act of burning a dead body to ashes.
death & burial practices
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
火 (화)
–
fire, heat
葬 (장)
–
to bury, to inter a corpse, to conduct funeral rites
Derived words
화장하다
–
cremate
Other meanings of the word 화장
1
make-up; putting on cosmetics
(Noun)
Neighboring words in the dictionary
화살
화살표
화약고
화염
화염병
화요일
화음
화자
화장
화장실
화장품
화장하다
화제
화창하다
화초
화톳불
화학
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