정

jeong · [정]

bond; feeling: A state of mind that forms when one feels something.

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. bond; feeling: A state of mind that forms when one feels something.
  2. love; affection: The state of mind where one feels love or affection for someone.
Other Words Spelled the Same (4)

정ː · adverb · Advanced

  1. reallyIn such a state of mind where one wants to do something that could be considered not absolutely necessary.

정ː · noun

  1. chiselA metal tool used to make a hole in a stone or cut and shape a stone.

정 · bound noun

  1. capsule; pillA bound noun used to count tablet medicine.

정ː · noun

  1. rightA right thing or way.

Written Forms

정Hangul
情Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

Everyday life in Korea always looks busy and complicated, but within that you can feel a warm sense of affection.

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They say the custom of sharing food is also an important process of sharing communal affection.

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뭘요, 다들 그렇게 정 붙이고 지내는 거죠.

It's nothing, that's just how we all look out for each other here.

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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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