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The purpose of this study based on recent study results is to examine the construction of Korean body part-term and categorial metaphors aspect. According to the consequences, the "noun + noun" combination is most prominent, next "sino-korean + noun", finally "noun + noun(which hardly stands along)". Also, the root of body part-term prefer joining with specific affixes such as /maen-/ and /-jil/. Moreover central element participates meaning extension following below order: FORMAL>TELIC>CONSTITUTIVE. Finally, "HUMAN, OBJECT, OBJECT/SPACE, SPACE, POSSESSION" is shown up in most categorial metaphors of body-part terms