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On the basis of the anthropological fieldwork on sundered Korean families whose dispersal took place during the Korean War (1950-1953), this article delineates the attribute of "asexuality (the condition of having no connection with sex)" and its function in Korean kinship. Since Korean kinship system is a father-son dominant one with the attribute of asexuality, "love" as it is used by Westerners cannot be applicable to the Korean system. Sundered Korean family members seem to indicate that the relationship between husband and wife does not appear to be dominant over the other kin relationships.