Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC

개혁

/gaehyeog/Roman

English meaning: Reform

Definition

Changes aimed at improving a system.

Usage — When, Where & How

A common noun for reform, used in politics, education, and institutional contexts. Positive to neutral register; implies improving an existing system.

Common Collocations

  • 개혁을 추진하다
  • 정치 개혁
  • 교육 개혁
  • 구조 개혁
  • 개혁 정책

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Literary Heritage

“임금을 사랑하는 마음이 나라를 사랑하는 마음이요, 나라를 사랑하는 마음이 백성을 사랑하는 마음이다”

/Imgeureul saranghaneun maeumi narareul saranghaneun maeumio, narareul saranghaneun maeumi baekseongeul saranghaneun maeumida/

“The heart that loves the king is the heart that loves the country, and the heart that loves the country is the heart that loves the people.”

Jeong Cheol · Poet and Government Official · 16th century CE

Gwandong Byeolgok (Song of Gwandong)

Gwandong Byeolgok, preface, 1580

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