감

gam · [감]

persimmon

nounBeginner

Meanings

  1. persimmonAn orange-colored, round or roundish flat fruit, which is astringent when unripe but sweet when ripe.
Other Words Spelled the Same (2)

감ː · noun · Advanced

  1. feeling; senseA feeling or thought about a certain thing.
  2. receptionThe clarity of sound delivered through communication devices such as a telephone, etc.

감ː · noun

  1. cloth; fabricCloth used as a material for clothing, bedclothes, etc.
  2. materialA word indicating that something is 'material used for making clothing or bedclothes'.
  3. A Korean unit of measure for cloth, about 5.5 yards or 5 meters.
  4. qualified person; suitable personA word indicating that one is a 'qualified person.'
  5. object; materialA word that is usually used with another noun to mean that a tool, thing, person, or material becomes the object of ridicule, material for making fire, etc.

Examples from Lessons (1)

As he picked out soft persimmons that would be easy for his grandmother to eat, Jihoon shopped with great care.

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Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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