No. 10,437 in Korean
구치소
Detention center or jail.
In a sentence
그는 구치소에서 몇 주를 보냈어요.
He spent a few weeks in the detention center.
In this sentence, '구치소' refers to a specific detention center where the individual was held for some time.
구치소는 범죄자를 임시로 수용하는 곳입니다.
A detention center is a place for temporarily holding criminals.
Here, '구치소' is described as a general concept or institution for temporarily holding those accused of crimes.
그 사건 이후에 구치소 시설이 개선되었습니다.
Following that incident, the detention center's facilities were improved.
The word '구치소' addresses a specific facility that was subject to improvements.
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