살

sal · [살]

years old · flesh · weight · meat

bound nounnounBeginner

Meanings

살 · bound noun · Beginner

  1. years oldA bound noun that serves as a unit for counting years of age.

살 · noun · Beginner

  1. flesh; weightThe tender part of the human or animal body that covers the bones.
  2. meatThe tender part contained inside the shell of a crab, a clam, etc.
  3. fleshThe part other than the seed under the skin of a fruit or plant.
  4. skinThe outer surface of human or animal flesh.
  5. meatThe part other than the fat, tendons, bones, etc., of an animal or fish.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

살 · noun

  1. rib; stretcher; spokeOne of the parts that constitute the frame of a window, fan, kite, wheel, etc.
  2. A pattern on tteok, rice cake, which has been printed by putting the rice cake into a rice cake mold.
  3. beam; ray; flowThe strong energy of the sun, sunshine, fire, flowing water, etc.
  4. lineA line of wrinkles or creases.
  5. toothOne of the fine parts that project from the shaft of a comb.
Show 2 More Meanings
  1. fishing weir; fishgarthA barrier for catching fish, which is made by installing a wooden fence across a river and then hanging a net in the middle of it.
  2. arrowA thin, long, and sharp stick that is put on the bow string and pulled back and that, upon release, travels a great distance.

Examples from Lessons (3)

I've been eating delivery food at home every day, and I've ended up gaining weight.

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저는 야스민이고 12살이에요.

I am Yasmin, and I am 12 years old.

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That cake over there looks delicious, but would I gain a lot of weight if I ate it now?

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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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