Roof in Korean 🇰🇷

지붕 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that 집 (jip) means “house” in Korean. You can think of 지붕 (jibung) as the part that covers the house—a “roof” that protects it.
• The sound “붕” (bung) can be linked to the idea of something large and overarching, much like a roof over your head.

Explanations:
• 지붕 (jibung) is the standard Korean word for “roof,” referring to the covering on top of a building.
• It is used in everyday language for both literal descriptions (the physical roof) and, in some contexts, metaphorical expressions.

Other Words with the Same Meaning:
• There is no exact synonym for the structural element “roof,” but 옥상 (oksang) means “rooftop,” referring to the top surface or area of a building, which is related but not identical.

Alternate Meanings (including Slang):
• 지붕 is primarily used in its literal sense. It is not commonly used in Korean slang, so there are no well-known alternate or figurative slang meanings.

Example Sentences:
• 우리 집 지붕이 새고 있어요.
  (Uri jibung-i saego isseoyo.)
  “My roof is leaking.”
• 비가 와서 지붕 위에 물이 고였어요.
  (Biga waseo jibung wie muri goyeosseoyo.)
  “Because it rained, water collected on the roof.”
• 따뜻한 여름밤에 지붕 위에서 별을 바라봤어요.
  (Ddatteuthan yeoreumbame jibung wieseo byeoreul barabwasseoyo.)
  “On a warm summer night, I looked at the stars from the roof.”

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