Korean Dictionary

How to say “Dictionary” in Korean

사전

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Usage & Context

Dictionaries (사전) have evolved in Korean education from heavy paper volumes to digital apps and online tools. Korean-English and Korean-Chinese dictionaries are widely used by students learning foreign languages. Electronic dictionaries (전자사전) were very popular in Korea before smartphones, and many students still use dictionary apps like Naver Dictionary daily.

Example Sentence

모르는 단어를 사전에서 찾아봐요.

I look up unknown words in the dictionary.

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