This is the 248th most frequent Korean word.


"해" in Korean means "sun" or "year," depending on context.


In this sentence, '해' means the sun.

해가 밝게 빛나고 있다.

The sun is shining brightly.


Here, '해' refers to a year, as a time period.

내년에 해낼 목표를 정했어요.

I set goals to achieve next year.


In this context, '해' means to do something, stemming from the verb '하다' (to do).

해도 다른 게 없더라.

Even if you do it, the result doesn’t change.