저녁
jeonyeok
evening; dinner
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
저
ㅈjinitial+ㅓeomedial
녁
ㄴninitial+ㅕyeomedial+ㄱkfinal
Examples
- 저녁에 친구를 만나요.I meet a friend in the evening.
- 저녁을 같이 먹을까요?Shall we eat dinner together?
Collocations
저녁에저녁을 먹다저녁 시간
Mnemonic
jeonyeok means both "evening" and "the evening meal", exactly as achim means both "morning" and "breakfast". Context tells them apart: jeonyeog-e is "in the evening", while jeonyeog-eul meokda is "to eat dinner". It is a native Korean word.
Quick check
Besides "evening", what else does jeonyeok mean?