Korean Conversation · Level 79
15 words
Korean word
렌즈
Pronunciation
Romanizationrenjeu
Meaning
- nounlens
Example
오늘 사진 찍으려고 새 렌즈를 샀어.o neul sa jin jji geu ryeo go sae ren jeu reul sa sseo
I bought a new camera lens to take pictures today.
More examples
오늘 렌즈를 오래 끼고 있어서 눈이 아파.o neul ren jeu reul o rae kki go i sseo seo nu ni a pa
My eyes hurt because I have been wearing my contact lenses for a long time today.
Core concept
A curved piece of glass or plastic that gathers or redirects light for seeing or taking pictures.
Common phrases
콘택트렌즈kon taek teu ren jeu
contact lens
렌즈를 끼다ren jeu reul kki da
put in contact lenses
카메라 렌즈ka me ra ren jeu
camera lens
Similar words
콘택트렌즈kontaekteurenjeu: A thin vision aid worn directly on the eye to correct sight.
카메라 렌즈kamera renjeu: A camera part that gathers light and brings photographs into focus.
안경 렌즈angyeong renjeu: A clear lens fitted into eyeglass frames to correct eyesight.
Definition in Korean
빛을 모아 초점을 만들거나 빛의 경로를 조절하여 시력을 보정하는 카메라·안경·콘택트 등에 쓰이는 유리나 플라스틱 부품pi cheul mo a cho jeo meul man deul geo na pi chui kyeong no reul cho jeol ha yeo si ryeo geul po jeong ha neun ka me ra an gyeong kon taek teu teung e sseu i neun yu ri na peul la seu tik pu pum
Word origin
The word entered Korean from English lens, whose Latin source referred to a lentil and described the rounded shape of an early optical lens.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversations, the surrounding topic usually shows whether the word means camera equipment or vision equipment, so the object being discussed matters more than the word alone.
Related words
- 콘택트렌즈kontaekteurenjeucontact lensnoun
- 렌즈캡renjeukaeplens capnoun