아래

arae · TOPIK 1

below, bottom

⬇️ arae sounds like a-LOW: 아래 is the low side, below

아래 pairs with its opposite 위 (wi, above). You meet it in 아래층 (araecheung) = downstairs, literally below + floor, and in 아래쪽 = the lower side. Learn 위/아래 as a set: up/down.

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