noun

[U]

rice grains, especially hulled, uncooked rice used for making cooked rice or other foods

ssal

Pronunciation

Etymology

Native Korean word.

Examples

쌀을 씻어서 밥을 지었다.

ssareul ssiseoseo babeul jieotda

I washed the rice and cooked it.

쌀 한 가마니를 샀다.

ssal han gamanireul satda

I bought a sack of rice.

올해는 쌀값이 많이 올랐다.

olhaeneun ssalkapsi mani ollatda

The price of rice has risen a lot this year.

Character Breakdown

쌀

ssal

rice; uncooked hulled rice

Synonyms

Collocations

쌀을 씻다

쌀을 사다

쌀값

쌀가마

쌀밥

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