Korean word

추억

Pronunciation

Romanizationchueok

Meaning

  • nounmemory

Example

그곳은 우리에게 좋은 추억으로 남아 있어요.keu go seun u ri e ge cho eun chu eo geu ro na ma i sseo yo

That place remains a good memory for us.

Illustration for 추억 (memory)

More examples

어제 옛 친구와 통화하다가 어린 시절의 추억이 떠올랐어요.eo je yet chin gu wa tong hwa ha da ga eo rin si jeo rui chu eo gi tteo ol la sseo yo

While I was talking on the phone with an old friend yesterday, a childhood memory came to mind.

Core concept

A past person, place, or event returns to the mind together with the feelings linked to it.

Common phrases

  • 좋은 추억cho eun chu eok

    good memory

  • 추억을 떠올리다chu eo geul tteo ol li da

    bring a memory to mind

  • 추억을 만들다chu eo geul man deul da

    make memories

Similar words

기억kieok: The mind's stored record of something experienced or learned, available for recall.

Definition in Korean

예전에 있었던 사람이나 장소, 사건이 떠올라 그와 관련된 감정까지 함께 불러일으키는 마음속의 기억.ye jeo ne i sseot tteon sa ra mi na chang so sa geo ni tteo ol la keu wa kwal lyeon doen kam jeong kka ji ham kke pul leo i reu ki neun ma eum so gui ki eok

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound comes from characters meaning to follow back and remember, expressing the act of recalling the past.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the broad English word memory, this word usually suggests a personally meaningful past experience that still carries emotion.

Opposites

  • 망각manggakoblivionnoun
  • 잊음ijeumforgettingnoun

Related words

  • 추억담chueokttamreminiscencenoun
  • 추억사진chueokssajinkeepsake photonoun
  • 추억거리chueokkkeorimemorable occasionnoun

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