Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
독립
/dongnip/Roman
English meaning: Independence
Korean Definition
(한국어)독립은 외부 통제로부터 자유로운 상태이다.
English Definition
The state of being free from external control. Korea's independence movement against Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945) culminated in the March First Movement of 1919, when millions peacefully demonstrated for freedom. Liberation came on August 15, 1945, now celebrated as Gwangbokjeol (National Liberation Day).
Example
“3·1 운동은 일제로부터의 독립을 외친 한국인의 평화 시위입니다.”
In English: “The March 1st Movement was a peaceful Korean protest demanding independence from Japan.”
Synonyms
- 광복
- 해방
Antonyms / Opposites
- 식민지
- 점령
Literary Heritage
“역사는 승자가 기록하지만, 진실은 패자의 침묵 속에 살아남는다”
/Yeoksaneun seungjai girokhajiiman, jinsireun paejaui chimmuk soge saranamneunda/
“History is recorded by the victors, but truth survives in the silence of the defeated.”
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