TOPIK · Level 245
15 words
Korean word
운명
Pronunciation
Romanizationunmyeong
Meaning
- nounfate
Example
나는 운명을 믿어.na neun un myeong eul mi deo
I believe in fate.
More examples
그는 그 만남을 운명이라고 생각했다.keu neun keu man na meul un myeong i ra go saeng ga kaet tta
He thought that meeting was fate.
Core concept
The sense that important events are not random but follow a destined course.
Common phrases
운명을 믿다un myeong eul mit tta
believe in fate
운명을 받아들이다un myeong eul pa da deu ri da
accept fate
Similar words
숙명sungmyeong: A fixed life course that cannot be changed.
운un: The uncertain fortune that brings good or bad results.
인연inyeon: A special connection created by circumstances between people or events.
우연uyeon: A chance event or result that no one planned.
Definition in Korean
어떤 일이 필연적이거나 의미가 부여되어 있다고 여겨지는 상태나 그 정해진 길eo tteon i ri pi ryeon jeo gi geo na ui mi ga pu yeo doe eo it tta go yeo gyeo ji neun sang tae na keu cheong hae jin kil
Word origin
The word combines the ideas of something moving or unfolding and a life course that has been assigned, which gives it the sense of fate.
Usage tips
- English speakers can use fate for both the force believed to shape events and the course that results, so context shows whether the focus is on belief or outcome.
Opposites
- 우연uyeonchancenoun
- 자유의지chayuuijifree willnoun
Related words
- 운명론unmyeongnonfatalismnoun
- 운명적unmyeongjeokfatefuladjective