Word details
동지
- Pronunciation
- 동지
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- none
- Homonyms
- 2
dongji
One of the 24 seasonal divisions, said to have the longest night of a year; it falls on December 22nd; on this day, people cook patjuk, red-bean porridge, and sprinkle the porridge on doors or walls little by little to drive away evil spirits.