가족
gajok
hanja 家族
family
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
가
ㄱginitial+ㅏamedial
족
ㅈjinitial+ㅗomedial+ㄱkfinal
家house
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Examples
- 우리 가족은 네 명이에요.There are four people in my family.
- 주말에 가족과 여행을 가요.On the weekend I travel with my family.
Collocations
우리 가족가족 사진가족과 함께
Mnemonic
gajok (家族) = 家 (ga, house/home) + 族 (jok, clan/group). The "house clan" — those of one household: family. The 家 also opens many home words across Korean.
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In gajok (家族), what does 家 contribute?