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Korean age: why everyone had two of them, and what changed in 2023

September 26, 2026September 26, 2026 by mataXinfo
한국 나이 (Korean age) word card

Born at one, everyone ageing together on New Year’s Day, and a legal change in 2023 that everyday speech has not finished catching up with.

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