축구
chukgu · TOPIK 1
soccer, football
⚽ 蹴球 = kick (축) + ball (구): kick-ball
축 is the hanja 蹴, to kick, and 구 is 球, ball, so the word literally says kick-ball. The same 구 ends other ball sports: 농구 basketball, 야구 baseball, 배구 volleyball. Learn 구 = ball once and reuse it.