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This thesis is the study on plural expressions both in Japanese and in Korean. Through the study of precedence, I examined the types of the plural suffixes, especially comparing Korean plural suffixes such as [deul/ne/hui] with Japanese ones like [tachi/domo/gata/ra]. I analyzed the meanings of suffixes on each case, dividing ranges of each suffix into a personal pronoun, a common noun, a collective noun and a proper noun. In addition, I compared through examples that unlike Japanese plural suffix which is conjuct with only a personal pronoun, Korean plural suffix is joined with the other nouns and the other parts of speech as well as a personal noun. Also, I suggested the possibility that [deul], which is Korean plural suffix, has not only the plural meaning but also spuriously exemplification or the meaning of state indentity.