No. 17,635 in Korean
세쿼이아
Sequoia: A type of large, tall redwood tree.
In a sentence
나는 세쿼이아 나무를 숲에서 봤어요.
I saw a sequoia tree in the forest.
In this sentence, '세쿼이아' is used to refer to a specific type of tree, the sequoia.
세쿼이아는 오래 살고 매우 큰 나무로 유명합니다.
Sequoias are famous for living a long time and being very large trees.
Here, '세쿼이아' is used generically to describe the tree species and its characteristics.
캘리포니아 여행 중에 우리는 세쿼이아 국립공원을 방문했어요.
During the trip to California, we visited Sequoia National Park.
In this context, '세쿼이아' is part of a proper noun referring to the Sequoia National Park.
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