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Death in Korean 🇰🇷


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death 죽음
How to say “death” in Korean? “죽음”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “죽음” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on death in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember the word:
• Notice that 죽음 is composed of 죽 (juk) meaning “to die” and the noun ending 음 (eum). You can think of it as “the state of being dead.”
• Associate the sound “juk” with the finality of life—its short, abrupt sound can remind you of something coming to an end.

Explanations:
• 죽음 means “death” (the cessation of life) and is used in both formal and everyday contexts.
• It derives from the verb 죽다 (jukda), meaning “to die.”

Other words that mean the same thing:
• 사망 (samang) – a more formal term for death, often seen in news reports and official statements.
• 타계 (tagye) – a respectful term for someone’s passing away.

Alternate meanings/slang:
• While 죽음 strictly means “death,” a similar-sounding word 죽 (juk) is also used to refer to rice porridge in Korean cuisine—but the meaning is entirely different.
• In everyday expressions, the verb 죽다 appears in hyperbolic slang. For example, “웃다가 죽겠다” (“I’m dying from laughing”) uses the concept of death figuratively to emphasize intensity.

Example sentences:
1. 그의 죽음은 많은 사람들에게 큰 슬픔을 주었다.
 (Romanized: Geuui jugeumeun manheun saramdeul-ege keun seulpeum-eul jueotda.)
 Translation: His death brought great sorrow to many people.

2. 전쟁으로 많은 이들의 죽음이 발생했다.
 (Romanized: Jeonjaeng-euro manheun ideul-ui jugeumi balsanghaetda.)
 Translation: Many deaths occurred due to the war.

3. 죽음은 삶의 일부이다.
 (Romanized: Jugeumeun salm-ui ilbuida.)
 Translation: Death is a part of life.

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