본인

bonin · [보닌]

person concerned · person in question · I · me

nounpronounIntermediate

Meanings

보닌 · noun · Intermediate

  1. person concerned; person in questionA person who is directly related to a matter.

보닌 · pronoun · Intermediate

  1. I; meA word used by a speaker when he/she refers to himself/herself in an official setting.

Written Forms

본인Hangul
本人Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

Let's practice conveying the other person's surprised reaction as vividly as you would your own.

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Which one do you think you are closer to?

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Stating your preferences in advance when ordering at a restaurant is also a good approach.

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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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