Korean word

졸업

Pronunciation

Romanizationchoreop

Meaning

  • noungraduation

Example

오늘 졸업을 축하했어요.o neul cho reo beul chu ka hae sseo yo

We celebrated graduation today.

Illustration for 졸업 (graduation)

More examples

어제 가족들과 졸업식에 다녀왔어요.eo je ka jok tteul gwa cho reop ssi ge ta nyeo wa sseo yo

Yesterday, I went to a graduation ceremony with my family.

Core concept

A completed course of study becoming an officially recognized achievement.

Common phrases

  • 졸업식cho reop ssik

    graduation ceremony

  • 졸업사진cho reop ssa jin

    graduation picture

Similar words

졸업식choreopssik: A formal event held to celebrate students finishing their school studies.
졸업생choreopssaeng: A person who has finished a course of study at a school or institution.
수료suryo: Completion of all the required work in a course, often a short one.
졸업장choreopjjang: An official document from a school that proves a course of study was completed.

Definition in Korean

학위를 받거나 과정 수료로 공식적으로 교육 과정을 끝내는 상태나 행위ha gwi reul pat kkeo na kwa jeong su ryo ro kong sik jjeo geu ro kyo yuk kwa jeong eul kkeun nae neun sang tae na haeng wi

Word origin

Its Sino-Korean formation combines the ideas of finishing and an undertaking, which makes the word a natural label for completing formal study.

Usage tips

  • School completion is marked in many ways, but this word centers on official recognition rather than only the party or ceremony.

Other meanings

  • graduateverb

Opposites

  • 입학ipakadmissionnoun
  • 중퇴chungtoewithdrawalnoun

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