When to use explanation in Korean

When to use it

해석 means an explanation of meaning or the way someone understands something. In school, you often use it for a poem, a story, a sentence, or a test question. It is used when you tell what something means in simple words.

Example sentences

1. 선생님이 시의 해석을 설명해 주셨어요.

   The teacher explained the interpretation of the poem.

2. 이 문장의 해석이 맞아요?

   Is the explanation of this sentence correct?

3. 집에서 이야기 해석을 다시 써 봤어요.

   I wrote the story explanation again at home.

4. 친구와 그림의 해석이 달랐어요.

   My friend and I had different interpretations of the picture.

5. 박물관에서 그림 해석을 읽었어요.

   I read the explanation of the painting at the museum.

6. 시험 후에 문제 해석을 확인했어요.

   I checked the explanation of the test question after the exam.