Korean word

경제학

Pronunciation

Romanizationkyeongjehak

Meaning

  • nouneconomics

Example

저는 경제학을 공부하고 있어요.cheo neun kyeong je ha geul kong bu ha go i sseo yo

I am studying economics.

Illustration for 경제학 (economics)

More examples

제 친구는 경제학을 전공했어요.che chin gu neun kyeong je ha geul cheon gong hae sseo yo

My friend majored in economics.

Core concept

The study of how society organizes scarce resources to satisfy people's changing wants.

Common phrases

  • 경제학 전공kyeong je hak cheon gong

    economics major

  • 경제학 공부kyeong je hak kong bu

    studying economics

  • 경제학 교수kyeong je hak kyo su

    economics professor

Similar words

경제kyeongje: The way money, goods, jobs, and trade move through a society and shape its condition.
전공cheongong: The subject area that a student chooses to study in depth at university.

Definition in Korean

제한된 자원을 어떻게 생산·교환·분배하여 사람들의 욕구를 충족시키는지를 연구하는 학문che han doen cha wo neul eo tteo ke saeng san kyo hwan pun bae ha yeo sa ram deu rui yok kku reul chung jok ssi ki neun ji reul yeon gu ha neun hang mun

Word origin

As a Sino-Korean academic term, it joins the idea of managing resources with the idea of learning or study to create the name of the discipline.

Usage tips

  • The word is broader than the study of money alone because it also covers choices about making, trading, and sharing goods and services.

Related words

  • 경제학자kyeongjehakjjaeconomistnoun
  • 경제학과kyeongjehakkkwaeconomics departmentnoun
  • 경제학적kyeongjehakjjeokeconomicadjective

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