Korean word

책방

Pronunciation

Romanizationchaekppang

Meaning

  • nounbookstore

Example

우리 동네에 책방이 새로 생겼다.u ri tong ne e chaek ppang i sae ro saeng gyeot tta

A new bookstore opened in our neighborhood.

Illustration for 책방 (bookstore)

More examples

지난주에 책방에서 좋은 책을 샀다.chi nan ju e chaek ppang e seo cho eun chae geul sat tta

Last week, I bought a good book at the bookstore.

Core concept

A retail space whose main goods are books.

Common phrases

  • 동네 책방tong ne chaek ppang

    neighborhood bookstore

  • 작은 책방cha geun chaek ppang

    small bookstore

  • 책방에 가다chaek ppang e ka da

    go to the bookstore

Similar words

서점seojeom: The common general term for a business that sells books.
대형서점taehyeongseojeom: A spacious bookstore carrying a wide range of books and magazines.
헌책방heonchaekppang: A store focused on selling older or secondhand books and sometimes buying them.
동네서점tongneseojeom: A local bookstore serving people in its surrounding neighborhood.

Definition in Korean

책을 파는 가게.chae geul pa neun ka ge

Word origin

책 (chaek, "book") names what the shop sells, while 방 (ppang, "room or place") supplies the place idea in this Korean compound.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Korean, this word suits descriptions of a local book-selling shop, making it useful for talking about places in a neighborhood.

Opposites

Related words

  • 헌책방heonchaekppangused bookstorenoun
  • 책방주인chaekppangjuinbookstore ownernoun
  • 책방골목chaekppanggolmokbookstore alleynoun

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