Word details
실
- Pronunciation
- 실ː
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- intermediate
- Homonyms
- 3
thread
A long, thin material made by twisting cotton, wool, etc., together that is used in needlework or the weaving of cloth.
Proverbs
실 가는 데 바늘도 간다
Wherever a thread goes, a needle follows
For two people to have a close and intimate relationship and always go about together.
실 한 오라기 안 걸치다
not wear a scrap of thread
To get naked wearing nothing.