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- Korean · borrowed from성분(成分)
- English todaysongbun
Borrowed from Korean 성분(成分) (seongbun), ellipsis of 출신성분(出身成分) (chulsinseongbun).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
songbun
Today it means: A system of ascribed status in North Korea, based on one's political, social, and economic background and the behaviour of relatives. Full definition →
Korean 성분(成分)