생각
saenggak · TOPIK 1
thought, idea
💡 생각 = 生 (arise) + 覺 (awareness): a thought is awareness arising
A common folk etymology splits it as 生覺, arise + awareness, though many scholars treat 생각 as a native Korean word. Sound hook: saeng-gak is close to sang a lot — a thought is the tune your head sang a lot today.