Korean word

부동산

Pronunciation

Romanizationpudongsan

Meaning

  • nounreal estate

Example

요즘 부동산 가격이 많이 올랐어요.yo jeum pu dong san ka gyeo gi ma ni ol la sseo yo

Real estate prices have gone up a lot lately.

Illustration for 부동산 (real estate)

More examples

요즘 부동산 거래가 늘었어요.yo jeum pu dong san keo rae ga neu reo sseo yo

Real estate transactions have increased lately.

Core concept

A fixed piece of property, especially land or a building, treated as something that can be traded or leased.

Common phrases

  • 부동산 가격pu dong san ka gyeok

    real estate prices

  • 부동산 시장pu dong san si jang

    real estate market

  • 부동산 거래pu dong san keo rae

    real estate transactions

Similar words

집chip: A home or dwelling connected with the people and daily life inside it.
주택chutaek: A residential building intended to provide a place to live.
건물keonmul: A physical structure built with walls and a roof for use or residence.
토지toji: A defined area of land considered by itself, whether developed or empty.

Definition in Korean

토지와 건물 같은 고정된 자산으로서 보통 매매나 임대의 대상이 되는 재산을 말한다.to ji wa keon mul ka teun ko jeong doen cha sa neu ro seo po tong mae mae na im dae ui tae sang i toe neun chae sa neul mal han da

Word origin

The word comes from the Sino-Korean idea of property that does not move, which distinguishes land and buildings from movable goods.

Usage tips

  • In Korean, the word may point to the property market or the people working in it, so context helps identify the intended meaning.

Other meanings

  • real estate agentnoun

Opposites

  • 동산tongsanmovable propertynoun

Related words

  • 부동산세pudongsanseproperty taxnoun
  • 부동산업pudongsaneopreal estate industrynoun
  • 부동산중개인pudongsanjunggaeinreal estate agentnoun

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