No. 3,898 in Korean
역
"역" (yeok) in Korean means "station" or "role."
In a sentence
역에서 기차를 탑니다.
At the station, one takes a train.
역 here refers to a train station.
그의 역을 맡은 배우가 훌륭하게 연기했어요.
The actor who took on his role performed excellently.
역 here refers to a role or character, as in a play or movie.
역으로 거슬러 올라가기 쉽지 않다.
It is not easy to go against the current.
역 in this case refers to reversed direction or counter.
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