이번

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this time, this occasion

이번 = 이 (this) + 번 (番, turn): this turn, this time

이 is the native Korean word for this. 번 comes from hanja 番, meaning a turn or number in a sequence, the same 番 as in 번호 (number). So 이번 is literally this turn. Compare 저번 (last time) and 다음번 (next time).

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