Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel — Page 12

Vocabulary

황제

hwang-je — Emperor; ruler of an empire

프랑스

peu-rang-seu — France; Western European country

만찬

man-chan — Dinner banquet; formal evening meal

실종

sil-jong — Disappearance; going missing without trace

백작

baek-jak — Count; European noble title

발견한

bal-gyeon-han — Discovered; having found something

것

geot — Thing; object; nominalizer particle

몽유병자

mong-yu-byeong-ja — Sleepwalker; person who walks while sleeping

예언

ye-eon — Prophecy; prediction of future events

선물

seon-mul — Gift; present given to someone

회의

hoe-ui — Meeting; conference; assembly of people

추억

chu-eok — Memory; nostalgic recollection of the past

대왕

dae-wang — Great king; historically significant monarch

공작

gong-jak — Duke; high-ranking European noble title

전

jeon — All; entire; former; before

유럽의

yu-reop-ui — Of or relating to Europe

적

jeok — Enemy; foe; adversary

러시아

reo-si-a — Russia; large Eastern European/Asian country

지도

ji-do — Map; geographical chart of an area

백작부인

baek-jak-bu-in — Countess; wife of a count

궁중

gung-jung — Royal court; palace interior

예법

ye-beop — Etiquette; rules of proper social conduct

외교의

oe-gyo-ui — Of or relating to diplomacy

승리

seung-ri — Victory; triumph over an opponent

소문

so-mun — Rumor; unverified circulating story

해명

hae-myeong — Clarification; explanation clearing up misunderstanding

기근

gi-geun — Famine; severe widespread food shortage

검은

geo-meun — Black; dark-colored

죽

juk — Porridge; rice gruel dish

상류층의

sang-ryu-cheung-ui — Of the upper class; elite society

착취자들

chak-chwi-ja-deul — Exploiters; those who exploit others

비밀

bi-mil — Secret; confidential hidden information

말하다

mal-ha-da — To speak; to say something

마지막

ma-ji-mak — Last; final; ultimate

청원

cheong-won — Petition; formal written request to authority

미친

mi-chin — Crazy; insane; mentally unstable

약혼

ya-kon — Engagement; formal promise to marry

빛의

bit-ui — Of light; belonging to light

첫날

cheon-nal — First day; opening day

외교적

oe-gyo-jeok — Diplomatic; relating to international relations

전략

jeol-ryak — Strategy; plan for achieving a goal

마음의

ma-eum-ui — Of the heart; of the mind

투쟁

tu-jaeng — Struggle; fight; intense conflict

강요된

gang-yo-doen — Forced; coerced; done under compulsion

결혼

gyeol-hon — Marriage; wedding; matrimonial union

왕자

wang-ja — Prince; son of a king

작별

jak-byeol — Farewell; parting; saying goodbye

연주회

yeon-ju-hoe — Concert; musical performance event

재앙

jae-ang — Disaster; calamity; great misfortune

왕은

wang-eun — The king (topic marker attached)

죽었다

ju-geot-da — Is dead; has died

왕

wang — King; monarch; ruler

만세

man-se — Hurrah; long live; cheering exclamation

각서

gak-seo — Memorandum; official written note or memo

오스트리아

o-seu-teu-ri-a — Austria; Central European country

왕의

wang-ui — Of the king; belonging to the king

명단

myeong-dan — List of names; roster

첫

cheot — First; initial

번째

beon-jjae — Ordinal counter suffix (first, second…)

풍자문

pung-ja-mun — Satirical writing; text mocking someone

새로운

sae-ro-un — New; fresh; novel

유행

yu-haeng — Fashion; trend; popular style

신전

sin-jeon — Temple; shrine; sacred place

그

geu — That; he; it (demonstrative/pronoun)

불행한

bul-haeng-han — Unfortunate; unhappy; unlucky

결과들

gyeol-gwa-deul — Results; outcomes; consequences

일출

il-chul — Sunrise; the rising of the sun

다음

da-eum — Next; following; subsequent

날

nal — Day; daytime

호소

ho-so — Appeal; plea; earnest call for help

도주

do-ju — Escape; fleeing; running away

대부

dae-bu — Godfather; male godparent

도착

do-chak — Arrival; reaching a destination