통과 의례

tonggwa uirye
Noun

Definitions

rite of passage
A ceremony such as a birth, coming-of-age, wedding, death, etc., that a person must go through at a transition to a new state in life.
출생, 성년, 결혼, 죽음 등 사람이 살면서 새로운 상태로 넘어갈 때 겪어야 하는 의식.

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Dictionary data from Korean Learners' Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA.