No. 19,627 in Korean
억류
Detention or captivity.
In a sentence
그는 억류된 후에 자유를 되찾았습니다.
He regained his freedom after being detained.
In this sentence, '억류' is used as a verb in its conjugated form '억류된', describing the state of being detained or held against one's will.
정부는 억류된 시민들을 구출하기 위해 노력하고 있습니다.
The government is making efforts to rescue the detained citizens.
Here, '억류된' modifies '시민들', showing that the citizens are subject to detention.
억류 사건에 대한 뉴스가 큰 화제를 모으고 있습니다.
News about the detention case is attracting a lot of attention.
In this case, '억류' is used as a noun to refer specifically to an incident or case of detention.
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