길
Meanings
Noun
1. a road, a path, a street, a track; passage, thoroughfare (also figuratively, figuratively)
2. a way, (on) the way; a route/course (e.g. an airway or sea route)
3. the road (to)..., the path (to)... (figuratively)
4. a way, a means, a method (figuratively)
5. training; domestication (of animals)
6. breaking in; wear (of tools, etc.)
7. familiarity; skill (less common)
8. a gil, a traditional Korean unit of measurement
a. the gil, a traditional Korean unit of length equal to 8 or 10 Korean foot (자 (ja)), equivalent to approximately 2.4 m and 3 m respectively
b. the gil, a traditional Korean unit of length equal to the height of a person; a fathom
9. the gil, the large body section of the upper garment in traditional clothing such as the 저고리 (jeogori) or 두루마기 (durumagi) (clothing)
Pronunciation
gil
Examples61
그 개는 길이 잘 들어서 말을 잘 듣는다.
The dog is obedient because it was well-trained.
너의 마음을 알 길이 없구나.
I have no way of reading your mind.
그는 변호사의 길을 걷고 있다.
He is on the path to become a lawyer.
돌아오는 길에 잠깐 들렀어.
[I] stopped by on the way back.
그것이 성공의 유일한 길이다.
That's the only way to success.
내를 건너서 숲으로 / 고개를 넘어서 마을로 / 어제도 가고 오늘도 갈 / 나의길 새로운 길
Crossing the stream and into the forest / Over the hill and into the village / The road I travelled yesterday and will travel today / The road will be forever new