떡

tteok · [떡]

tteok · rice cake · mat

nounBeginner

Meanings

  1. tteok; rice cakeA dish made by steaming or boiling grain powder such as injeolmi, rice cake coated with red bean powder or soy bean powder, and songpyeon, half-moon-shaped rice cake, etc.
  2. mat(figurative) Hair that is matted due to lack of washing, etc.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

떡 · adverb · Advanced

  1. broadIn a state in which one's chest and shoulders are wide, or one's eyes and mouth are open wide.
  2. all of a suddenIn the manner of meeting suddenly.
  3. stronglyIn the state of standing firmly.
  4. stronglyIn the state of adhering tightly to something.

Examples from Lessons (3)

Yes, we have green tea and rice cake.

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I am also eating tteok and drinking milk.

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This is tteok and juice.

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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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