"Why!" means "원" in Korean.

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Pronunciation : won
meaning : Why!
"Why!" is "원"(won) in Korean.
Related words
Korean(Pronunciation) Meaning
후원사(kouen-sha), 後援団体(kouen-dantai), 後援企業(suponsa)
숙원(shuku-gan)
부하 직원(buka-shokuin) junior staff
요원하다(ryou-en-da), はるかに遠い(harukani-to-i), ほど遠い distant
신기원(shin-kigen) epoch
중원, 中原 midfield
원점(gen-ten) datum
망원경(bou-en-kyou) telescope
원심력(enshin-ryoku) centrifugal force
홀인원(horuinwan) Hole in one
강원도 Gwanwon-do
탄원(tangan), 請願 plea
차원(ji-gen) level
원수(kataki) enemy
원시(genshi) primitive
신원(mimoto) identity
원칙(gensoku) principle
미장원(biyou-in) beauty parlor
기원(kigen) origin
지원자(shiensha) candidate
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  • Korean of "Interjection"

  • 아뇨(no)
  • 헐(Oh my God!)
  • 세상에(in the world)
  • 원(Why!)
  • 어떡하지()
  • 설마(surely)
  • 음(um)
  • 헉(Oops)
  • 아야(Ouch!)
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