Korean Conversation · Level 387
15 words
Korean word
국내산
Pronunciation
Romanizationkungnaesan
Meaning
- noundomestic product
Example
이 고기는 국내산이에요.i ko gi neun kung nae sa ni e yo
This meat is domestically produced.
More examples
마트에서 국내산 과일을 샀어요.ma teu e seo kung nae san kwa i reul sa sseo yo
I bought domestically produced fruit at the supermarket.
Core concept
A product made or grown within the country rather than brought in from abroad.
Common phrases
국내산 고기kung nae san ko gi
domestic meat
국내산 과일kung nae san kwa il
domestic fruit
국내산 채소kung nae san chae so
domestic vegetables
Similar words
국산kukssan: Products made within the country for sale or use.
수입산suipssan: A product produced abroad and brought into the country for sale.
원산지wonsanji: The region or country where food or other materials originally came from.
Definition in Korean
국내산은 그 나라 안에서 생산되거나 재배된 농산물·공산품 등의 출처를 가리키는 말이다.kung nae sa neun keu na ra a ne seo saeng san doe geo na chae bae doen nong san mul kong san pum teung ui chul cheo reul ka ri ki neun ma ri da
Word origin
This Sino-Korean compound joins words for inside the country and production, creating a term for something produced locally.
Usage tips
- On Korean food and product labels, 국내산 (gungnaesan, "domestic product") marks local origin, while English domestic can also describe the home or household.
Opposites
- 수입산suipssanimported productnoun
- 외국산oegukssanforeign productnoun
Related words
- 국산kukssandomestic productnoun
- 국내생산kungnaesaengsandomestic productionnoun
- 국산품kukssanpumdomestic goodsnoun