왜

wae · [왜]

why

adverbBeginner

Meanings

  1. whyFor what reason; how come.
Other Words Spelled the Same (3)

왜 · noun

  1. The name of the vowel 'ㅙ' in the Korean alphabet.

왜ː · interjection

  1. right; noAn exclamation used when asking someone to confirm something.

왜 · noun

  1. Japanese style; being JapaneseA word meaning Japanese or Japanese style.
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  1. Japan(disparaging) Japan.

Examples from Lessons (3)

주인공과 친구는 왜 고마워요?Why are the main character and their friend thankful?Read the Lesson
루카스, 아이돌은 왜 예쁜 이름을 써요?Lucas, why do idols use pretty names?Read the Lesson
드라마는 왜 재미있어요?Why is the drama fun?Read the Lesson

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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