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DKorean Body
| Question | Answer | notes |
|---|---|---|
| 머리 | head | |
| 머리카락 | hair | In everyday speech where it is clearly understood, people just say "머리." So 머리 깎았네! is "You've had a haircut" and not "You've trimmed your head." |
| 뼈 | bone | The basic word for bone is 뼈. If you're talking about a bone you'd give a dog or a piece of meat on the bone, you'd probably use a different word, 뼈다귀. |
| 이 | teeth | Korean has 3 words for teeth. 이, 치아, and 이빨. 이 is the basic word, 치아 is more formal and sounds more medicinal, while 이빨 is less formal and may often be used when talking about animals. |
| 발 | foot | |
| 손 | hand | |
| 팔 | arm | |
| 가락 | stick | Fingers and toes |
| 바닥 | floor | Palm and sole |
| 꿈치 | bony joint | 팔꿈치 "elbow" and 발꿈치 "heel" |
| 톱 | nail | Toenail and fingernail |
| 목 | neck | 손목 "wrist" and 발목 "ankle" |
| 코, 콧 | nose | |
| 피부 | skin | |
| 몸 | body | |
| 후 | smell (root) | |
| 감 | feeling (root) | |
| 미 | flavor (root) | |
| 청 | listen (root) | |
| 촉 | touch (root) | |
| 시 | see (root) | |
| 각 | sense | |
| 어깨 | shoulder | |
| 무릎 | knee | |
| 얼굴 | face | |
| 수염 | beard | |
| 콧수염 | mustache | |
| 다리 | leg | |
| 피 | blood | 코피 nosebleed |
| 닦아 | wipe, brush | |
| 어깨뼈 | shoulder blade | |
| 허리 | waist | 허리띠 belt. (띠 = band) |