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Sino-Korean

Sino-Korean (한자어) refers to Korean words of Chinese origin. Sino-Korean vocabulary includes borrowed directly from Chinese, as well as new Korean words created from Chinese characters, and words borrowed from Sino-Japanese vocabulary.

맹세
pledge, swear – 盟誓 [maengse]
명성
prestige – 名聲 [myeongseong]
목적
purpose, goal — 目的 [mogjeog]
무덤
grave, tomb – 墓(묘) [mudeom]
무형
intangible, invisible, formless — 無形 [muhyeong]
문명
civilization – 文明 [munmyeong]
문제
question, problem – 問題 [munje]
물
thing, stuff – 物 [mul]
민족
people, nation - 民族 [minjog]
민주
people power (democracy) - 民主 [minju]
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