Korean word

공책

Pronunciation

Romanizationkongchaek

Meaning

  • nounnotebook

Example

수업 시간에 공책을 펴고 필기하세요.su eop si ga ne kong chae geul pyeo go pil gi ha se yo

Open your notebook and take notes during class.

Illustration for 공책 (notebook)

More examples

잃어버린 공책을 찾았어요.i reo beo rin kong chae geul cha ja sseo yo

I found my lost notebook.

Core concept

A bound paper booklet for writing class notes and completing written exercises.

Common phrases

  • 공책을 챙기다kong chae geul chaeng gi da

    bring a notebook

  • 공책에 메모하다kong chae ge me mo ha da

    take notes in a notebook

  • 공책을 넘기다kong chae geul neom gi da

    turn the pages of a notebook

Similar words

노트noteu: A general record of ideas or information, kept on paper or on a screen.
필기장pilgijang: A writing pad with pages set aside for recording notes.
수첩sucheop: A pocket-sized booklet for quickly writing short reminders or plans.

Definition in Korean

수업이나 필기용으로 쓰는, 속지를 여러 장 묶어 만든 책자su eo bi na pil gi yong eu ro sseu neun sok jji reul yeo reo chang mu kkeo man deun chaek jja

Word origin

The Sino-Korean word combines 공 (gong, "blank") with 책 (chaek, "book or booklet") to describe a booklet of blank pages.

Usage tips

  • In Korean school settings, this word usually means a paper booklet, while the English word notebook can also refer to a digital place for notes.

Other meanings

  • exercise booknoun

Related words

  • 공책장kongchaekjjangnotebook pagenoun
  • 공책꽂이kongchaekkkojinotebook holdernoun

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