Korean word

그리워하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeuriwohada

Meaning

  • verbmiss

Example

해외에 있으면 가족을 그리워해요.hae oe e i sseu myeon ka jo geul keu ri wo hae yo

When you are abroad, you miss your family.

Illustration for 그리워하다 (miss)

More examples

밤에 어머니가 그리워져요.pa me eo meo ni ga keu ri wo jeo yo

At night, I start to miss my mother.

Core concept

Distance or time creates an emotional pull toward a person, place, or memory that is no longer close.

Common phrases

  • 고향을 그리워하다ko hyang eul keu ri wo ha da

    miss one's hometown

  • 어머니를 그리워하다eo meo ni reul keu ri wo ha da

    miss one's mother

Similar words

그리다keurida: Bring a distant person or past event to mind while feeling wistful.
보고 싶어하다pogo sipeohada: Describe another person's wish to see someone.
회상하다hoesanghada: Bring a past event or scene back to mind.
추억하다chueokada: Cherish the memory of a person or event from the past.

Definition in Korean

어떤 사람이나 장소나 지난 시간을 그리워하는 감정을 표현하거나 그 감정을 느끼다.eo tteon sa ra mi na chang so na chi nan si ga neul keu ri wo ha neun kam jeong eul pyo hyeon ha geo na keu kam jeong eul neu kki da

Word origin

The word developed from a Korean adjective meaning to long for something and uses a verb-forming ending to name the experience of longing.

Usage tips

  • In TOPIK grammar questions, the person or place being longed for is the object, while the person feeling the emotion is the subject.

Other meanings

  • feel nostalgic forverb
  • yearn forverb

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