피곤하다

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to be tired, fatigued

🛏️ 疲困 = weary (疲) + worn down (困) → 피곤, plus 하다 to be

피곤 is the Sino-Korean reading of 疲困: 疲 means weary (as in 피로, fatigue) and 困 means hard-pressed or worn down (as in 곤란, difficulty). Add 하다 to turn the noun into the adjective: to be tired.

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