Korean word

물리학

Pronunciation

Romanizationmullihak

Meaning

  • nounphysics

Example

저는 물리학을 공부하고 싶어요.cheo neun mul li ha geul kong bu ha go si peo yo

I want to study physics.

Illustration for 물리학 (physics)

More examples

저는 물리학을 전공하고 싶어요.cheo neun mul li ha geul cheon gong ha go si peo yo

I would like to major in physics.

Core concept

The organized study of nature's basic rules, tested by experiments and expressed through mathematics.

Common phrases

  • 물리학 전공mul li hak cheon gong

    physics major

  • 물리학을 공부하다mul li ha geul kong bu ha da

    study physics

  • 물리학 수업mul li hak su eop

    physics course

Similar words

과학kwahak: The broad study of the natural world through observation, experiments, and organized explanations.
화학hwahak: The study of substances, their properties, their changes, and their reactions with one another.
수학suhak: The study of numbers, shapes, and their relationships through rules and logical reasoning.
공학konghak: The practical field of designing and building tools and systems using scientific knowledge.

Definition in Korean

실험과 수학적 모델을 통해 자연의 법칙을 설명하고 예측하는 과학의 한 분야sil heom gwa su hak jjeok mo de reul tong hae cha yeo nui peop chi geul seol myeong ha go ye cheu ka neun kwa ha gui han pu nya

Word origin

The word combines elements for natural principles and study, giving it the sense of a field devoted to understanding nature through systematic inquiry.

Usage tips

  • This word is useful in education and major-related conversations, where it names a subject of study rather than a single experiment or formula.

Related words

  • 물리학자mullihakjjaphysicistnoun
  • 물리학적mullihakjjeokphysics-relatedadjective
  • 물리학과mullihakkkwaphysics departmentnoun

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