수도권

sudogwon · [수도꿘]

capital area · metropolitan area

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. capital area; metropolitan areaThe capital and the area around the capital.

Written Forms

수도권Hangul
首都圈Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

The densely interconnected subway and bus network, centered around the metropolitan area, makes daily travel extremely convenient.

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In a situation where the influx of population into the capital region does not stop, local regions are rapidly losing their economic vitality.

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The metropolitan-centered allocation of personnel acts as a decisive factor worsening the financial difficulties of small and medium-sized local hospitals.

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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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