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In this lesson, you will learn five Hanja characters related to separation.
消 = 소 = Disappear
(사라질 소)
消 is a Hanja character meaning to disappear, to消耗, or to use up. It appears in vocabulary related to consumption, digestion, sterilization, and processes where something is reduced, broken down, or removed.
消
消毒 = sterilization
消化 = digestion
消費 = consumption
消費者 = consumer
消化劑 = digestive medicine
經 = 경 = Pass
(지날 경)
經 (경) is a Hanja character meaning to pass through, go via, or experience. It is used in vocabulary related to experience, routes, nerves, and management.
經
經驗 = experience
신經 = nerve
經영 = management
經路 = the route one takes
經營者 = manager
신經外科 = neurosurgery
脫 = 탈 = Escape
(벗을 탈)
I have a friend who works at a school in Korea. I won’t share the real name, but let’s say the name is 달리 school. My friend said that the students who don’t particularly like the school call it 탈리 instead, suggesting that they want to escape.
脫
脫出 = escape
脫北者 = North Korean defector
脫毛 = hair loss
失 = 실 = Lose
(잃을 실)
失 is a Hanja character meaning to lose or to fail. It appears in vocabulary related to loss, mistakes, failure, and things no longer in one’s possession or control.
失
失手 = mistake
消失 = disappearance
失격 = disqualification
분失物 = lost items
失망 = disappointment
失패 = failure
離 = 리/이 = Leave
(떠날 리/이)
離 is a Hanja character meaning to leave, separate, or be apart. It is used in vocabulary related to separation, distance, and departure, both physical and relational.
飮
離婚 = divorce
離別 = separate
分離 = separate
거離 = distance