그림자

geurimja · [그림자]

shadow · silhouette · reflection · trace

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. shadow; silhouetteThe dark shape of an object forming on the opposite floor or wall, when light is shone from behind the object.
  2. reflectionThe appearance of an object shown in the water or mirror.
  3. traceThe trace or track showing that someone was there.
  4. sadness; shadowA sad facial expression.
  5. ominous feelingA bad feeling.
  6. tag; reputation(figurative) Something following someone at any time and anywhere.

Examples from Lessons (3)

그 사람과의 기억은 이제 내게 희미한 그림자일 뿐이다.

The memories with that person are now nothing more than a faint shadow to me.

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특히 빛과 그림자를 활용한 독특한 표현 방식이 무척 인상적이었어요.

In particular, the unique way they utilized light and shadow was very striking.

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They walked and walked slowly until their shadows stretched long.

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Grammar in These Examples

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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