길
gil · TOPIK 1
road, path, way
🛣️ gil sounds like a fish gill: fish follow the gill-way, you follow the gil
길 (gil) is a native Korean word for road, path, or way. It shows up in street names like Garosu-gil and in 길을 잃다 (to lose one's way). Say gill, as in a fish's gill, and link it to the way you travel.