Korean

호수
Meaning: lake
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

湖
水

Example sentences

That lake is really beautiful.
이 호수는 매우 깊어서 바닥이 보이지 않는다.
This lake is so deep that you can't see the bottom.
호수에는 산 그림자가 비치고 있었다.
The mountain's shadow was reflecting on the lake.
이 호수의 깊이는 아무도 모른다.
Nobody knows the depth of this lake.
이 호수에는 슬픈 전설이 있어.
This lake has a sad legend.
오리가 호수에서 천천히 헤고 있었다.
A duck was slowly swimming on the lake.
이 호수의 물은 매우 투명하다.
The water in this lake is very transparent.
고요한 호수에 물결이 일었다.
Waves rose on the calm lake.
호수의 둘레를 따라 산책로가 조성되어 있다.
A walking path is built along the perimeter of the lake.
공원의 호수 근처에서 예쁜 새의 깃털을 주웠어요.
I picked up a pretty bird's feather near the park's lake.

Usage Notes

Refers to a body of water surrounded by land, larger than a pond.

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