No. 5,608 in Korean
민주
"민주" means "democracy."
In a sentence
민주는 학교에서 학생회 활동을 하고 있어요.
Minju is participating in student council activities at school.
In this sentence, '민주' is being used as a proper noun, which is a person's name.
한국은 민주주의를 중요하게 여기는 나라입니다.
Korea values democracy highly.
Here, '민주' functions as part of the noun '민주주의', which means 'democracy', representing the concept of democratic governance.
민주적인 환경에서는 사람들이 더 자유롭게 의견을 나눌 수 있어요.
In a democratic environment, people can share their opinions more freely.
In this sentence, '민주적인' is an adjective meaning 'democratic', describing the type of environment referred to.
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