조상 (josang) – Korean Meaning | Bubblegum Language Learning

Meanings

ancestorA member of one's family who lived a long time ago.
ancestor; ancestryAll generations previous to the one a person belongs to.
ancestorSomething that serves as a foundation for its posterity to come about and grow.

Written Forms

조상Hangul

祖上Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

우리 조상들 은 특별한 날 에 예 를 갖춰 한복 을 입기 위해 많은 정성 을 다했습니다.
Our ancestors put a great deal of care into wearing hanbok to show respect on special days.
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이해하기 어렵지만 조상들의 지혜 가 담긴 보양 식 인 셈이네요.
It's hard to understand, but it's basically a health-restoring dish containing the wisdom of our ancestors.
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차례 를 지낼 때 도 엄격한 격식 을 지키며 조상에 대한 정성 을 다한다.
When holding ancestral memorial rites, people also observe strict formalities, devoting all their sincerity to their ancestors.
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