This is the 16759th most frequent Korean word.
사회복지
"Social welfare"
In this context, '사회복지' forms part of a compound noun '사회복지사,' meaning 'social worker,' referring to a profession within the social welfare field.
그는 사회복지사로 일하며 지역사회를 돕습니다.
He works as a social worker, helping the community.
In this sentence, '사회복지' refers to the concept or field of social welfare as a system or purpose.
사회복지는 사람들의 삶의 질을 향상시키기 위해 존재합니다.
Social welfare exists to improve people's quality of life.
Here, '사회복지' is used as a prefix to denote the academic discipline focused on studying social welfare.