교과서

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textbook

📚 교과서 = 敎 teach + 科 subject + 書 book: the teach-subject book

Three hanja stack up literally: 교 (敎) teach, 과 (科) subject or course, 서 (書) book. 교과 alone means school subject, and 서 is the same book ending found in 도서관 (library) and 독서 (reading).

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