Korean word

인쇄

Pronunciation

Romanizationinswae

Meaning

  • nounprinting

Example

이 문서를 인쇄해주세요.i mun seo reul in swae hae ju se yo

Please print this document.

Illustration for 인쇄 (printing)

More examples

사진을 인쇄했는데 색이 이상해요.sa ji neul in swae haen neun de sae gi i sang hae yo

I printed the photo, but the colors look strange.

Core concept

Ink or another marking process makes a lasting paper copy of text or an image.

Common phrases

  • 사진을 인쇄하다sa ji neul in swae ha da

    print a photo

  • 흑백으로 인쇄하다heuk ppae geu ro in swae ha da

    print in black and white

Similar words

프린트하다peurinteuhada: Printing a ready document or picture from a digital device with a printer.
출력하다chullyeokada: Sending computer data through an output device to produce a paper document.
복사하다pokssahada: Making another paper version that matches an existing document or picture.
인화하다inhwahada: Turning film or a digital image into a photograph on paper.

Definition in Korean

문서나 이미지 등을 종이에 복제하여 남기는 행위나 그로 인한 출력물mun seo na i mi ji teung eul chong i e pok jje ha yeo nam gi neun haeng wi na keu ro in han chul lyeong mul

Word origin

The word comes from the Chinese-character compounds for stamping or marking and brushing, which together describe reproducing an image on paper.

Usage tips

  • In Korean, this is the formal choice for office and school requests, so it often appears in instructions and polite task-related language.

Related words

  • 인쇄물inswaemulprinted materialnoun
  • 인쇄기inswaegiprinternoun
  • 인쇄소inswaesoprinting shopnoun

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