TOPIK · Level 277
16 words
Korean word
세계관
Pronunciation
Romanizationsegyegwan
Meaning
- nounworldview
Example
그 게임의 세계관을 설명해 주세요.keu ke i mui se gye gwa neul seol myeong hae chu se yo
Please explain the game's worldview.
More examples
어린 시절 경험이 세계관을 형성한다.eo rin si jeol kyeong heo mi se gye gwa neul hyeong seong han da
Childhood experiences shape a person's worldview.
Core concept
A framework of beliefs and values that shapes how a person or group understands the world.
Common phrases
세계관을 형성하다se gye gwa neul hyeong seong ha da
form a worldview
개인의 세계관kae i nui se gye gwan
an individual's worldview
Similar words
가치관kachigwan: The principles and priorities that guide judgments about what is important.
관점kwanjeom: A position or way of seeing a subject based on experience and knowledge.
신념sinnyeom: A strongly held idea that gives a person inner direction.
인생관insaenggwan: A view of what makes life meaningful and how life should be lived.
Definition in Korean
사람이나 집단이 세계를 이해하는 근본적인 믿음과 가치관의 체계sa ra mi na chip tta ni se gye reul i hae ha neun keun bon jeo gin mi deum gwa ka chi gwa nui che gye
Word origin
The word is a Sino-Korean compound formed from terms meaning world and view, which matches its sense of a broad outlook on reality.
Usage tips
- In discussions of fiction, this word can cover the whole imagined universe behind a story, including its history, rules, and values, rather than only the place where events happen.
Other meanings
- settingnoun
Related words
- 세계관론segyegwallonworldview theorynoun
- 세계관적segyegwanjeokworldview-basedadjective