방

bang · TOPIK 1

room

방 — room

🚪🛏️ PC방, 노래방, 찜질방: every bang is a room for something

From hanja 房 (room), the same character as Chinese fáng. Korean names its hangout spots by what the room is for: PC방 = gaming room, 노래방 = song room (karaoke), 찜질방 = sauna room. Spot 방 at the end of a word and it means a room.

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