잡지

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magazine

📰 雜誌 = mixed + records: a magazine is a miscellany of writings

잡 (雜) means mixed or miscellaneous, as in 잡곡 (mixed grains) and 복잡 (complicated). 지 (誌) means a written record, as in 일지 (daily log). Same word as Chinese 杂志 zázhì and Japanese 雑誌 zasshi.

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