목

mok · TOPIK 1

neck, throat

목 — neck, throat

🦒 Sounds like mock: a mock turtleneck covers your mok

목 (mok) sounds like the English word mock. A mock turtleneck is the sweater with the short collar that hugs the neck, so mock leads straight to neck. 목 also covers the throat: 목이 아파요 means my throat hurts.

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