건물

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building

🏢 建物 = build (건) + thing (물): a built thing

건 (建) means to build, as in 건설 (construction) and 건축 (architecture). 물 (物) means thing, as in 동물 (animal, moving thing) and 선물 (gift). A building is literally a built thing.

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