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학원

private academy, cram school

h a̠ ɡ w ʌ̹ n
학 study; learning + 원 institution or person associated with a particular role or function
noun Rare #16,093
private academy, cram school A privately run school or institute, often attended after regular school for extra lessons.
KO: 저는 학교가 끝나면 영어 학원에 가요.
EN: I go to an English academy after school.

아니야 나 어 나 지금 민희 랑 학원 앞에 있어 뭐?

No, um, I’m outside the academy with Minhee right now. What?

— Oasis (2002)

야, 꽃님아, 너 학원 더 다니고 싶어?

Hey, Flower, do you want to keep going to the academy?

— Space Sweepers (2021)

학원 차 인가 봐요?

Is that the academy shuttle?

— I Saw the Devil (2010)

백한상은 강남의 영어 학원 교사 였습니다

Baek Hansang was an English teacher at a private academy in Gangnam.

— 친절한 금자씨 (2005)

미술 학원 끝나고 친구들 이랑 좀만 놀다 가도 돼?

Can I hang out with my friends for a little bit after art class before heading home?

— No Other Choice (2025)

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낙원 n a̠ ɡ w ʌ̹ n