철

cheol · [철]

season · right season · discretion

nounIntermediate

Meanings

철 · noun · Intermediate

  1. seasonOne of four divisions of a year distinguished by natural phenomena, which are spring, summer, fall, and winter.
  2. right seasonThe best period or time of year to do something.
  3. right seasonThe suitable period or time.

철 · noun · Intermediate

  1. discretionThe ability to distinguish between right and wrong.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

철 · noun · Advanced

  1. iron; steelA commonly used metal that is silver-white with a magnetic quality and becomes rusty in a humid environment.
  2. steel(figurative) A quality of being strong and firm.

Examples from Lessons (2)

I'm afraid those strawberries are out of season now, so we don't have them.

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The cabbages look really fresh, maybe because it's officially the Kimjang season 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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