Difference between revisions of "소"

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小

Meaning: Small

小 in this context means small (size).

• 소아과 <小兒科> - Children´s hospital
• 소심(하다) <小心> - Timid
• 소변 (오줌) <小便> - Urine, Pee ↔ 대변/변 (똥) <大便> - Feces, Poop
• 소형 <小型> - Small ↔ 대형 <大型> - Large size
• 소장 <小腸> - Small intestine ↔ 대장 <大腸> - Large intestine
• 최소한 <最小限> - The minimum
• 과소평가 <過小評價> - underestimation

少 (Little)

• 청소년 <靑少年> - Young boys and girls, teenagers
• 소녀 <少女> - A young girl
• 소년 <少年> - Young boy
• 감소(하다) <減少> - Decrease

所 (Place)

• 주소 <住所> - Address
• 세탁소 <洗濯所> - Cleaners
• 안내소 <案內所> - Information Canter
• 파출소 <派出所> - Police stand
• 훈련소 <訓練所> - Army training camp for recruits
• 매표소 <賣票所> - Box office
• 동사무소 <洞事務所> - The office of a dong, village office
• 휴게소 <休憩所> - Resting place, (highway)rest stop
• 명소 <名所> - Noted place
• 보건소 <保健所> - Public health center
• 소감 <所感> - One´s impressions
• 소문 <所聞> - Rumor
• 소득 <所得> - Income, Ernings, Profits

消 (Disappear)

• 소독(하다) <消毒> - Disinfection
• 취소(하다) <取消> - Cancel
• 소방관 <消防官> - Fire fighter, fireman
• 소방서 <消防署> - Fire station
• 소방차 <消防車> - Firetruck
• 소화기 <消火器> - Fire extinguisher
• 소화(하다/되다) <消化> - Digest
• 소비 <消費> - Consumption
• 소비자 <消費者> - Consumer

素

Meaning: plain, normally, formerly, element, white (silk), vegetarian

• 영양소 <營養素> - Nutriment,Nutrient
• 산소 <酸素> - Oxygen
• 평소 <平素> - Usually, ordinarily, ordinary times

紹

• 소개(하다) <紹介> - Introduce

掃

• 청소(하다) <淸掃> - Cleaning