현무

hyeonmu
Noun

Definitions

hyeonmu
Black Tortoise: One of the four deities in charge of the four cardinal directions, a creature in the form of a combination of a turtle and a snake, symbolizing the god guarding the north.
네 방위를 맡은 신 중 하나로 북쪽을 지키는 신령을 상징하는, 거북과 뱀이 뭉친 모습을 한 동물.

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