This is the 15673rd most frequent Korean word.
보은
"보은" means "repayment of kindness" or "gratitude."
In this sentence, '보은하다' is used to express the action of repaying kindness and gratitude toward someone who has done something significant for the speaker.
그는 어머니의 희생에 보은하기로 결심했다.
He decided to repay his mother's sacrifices.
Here, '보은' is used as a noun to depict the concept or value of repaying kindness as an abstract idea.
보은은 인간 관계에서 중요한 가치 중 하나이다.
Repaying kindness is one of the important values in human relationships.
In this sentence, '보은의' characterizes 'teachers,' denoting that they exemplify the value of gratitude or repaying kindness.