일기
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Vocab · 1 sense
diary, journal
Examples
저는 매일 밤 일기를 써요.
I write in my diary every night.
When you'd hear it
Common in everyday conversation and personal writing, especially when talking about a private routine or school assignments. It also appears in titles and descriptions of diary-writing scenes in dramas.
What learners get wrong
일기 usually suggests a personal diary, while 일지 is more often a factual log or record of activities. The verb 쓰다 is the standard collocation with 일기.
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