근처
geuncheo · TOPIK 1
vicinity, nearby area
📍 근처 = 近 near + 處 place: the near place
Sino-Korean compound from hanja 近處. 근 (近) means near, as in 최근 (recent) and 근래 (lately); 처 (處) means place, as in 처리 and 거처 (dwelling). Near + place = the vicinity.