‹ Korean decksBasic Korean Dictionary: advanced words
3238 words, in teaching order
휘날리다to flutter; to fly; to flap
Verb
맴contraction of 매암 (maeam); circling
Noun
해발height above sea level, elevation, altitude
Noun
어렴풋이vaguely, dimly, indistinctly; slightly
Adverb
일찌감치quite early; as soon as possible
Adverb
변함없이unchangingly, constantly, as ever
Adverb
낱말word; part of speech
Noun
까치magpie; In particular, the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) or the Oriental magpie (Pica serica).
Noun
즙juice (liquid from a plant); sap (juice of plant)
Noun
가히rightly (so); readily
Adverb
찜A verbal noun of 찌다 (jjida, “to steam”).; a Korean dish made by steaming or boiling meat, chicken, fish, or shellfish which have been marinated in a sauce or soup; Root of 찜하다 (jjimhada). Rarely used alone.
Noun
식성food preference; animal eating habits
Noun
일광욕sunbath (period of tanning)
Noun
당면cellophane noodle, glass noodle
Noun
악영향bad influence; adverse effect
Noun
본받다to imitate, follow, emulate; to make someone one's model
Verb
벚꽃cherry blossom, sakura; the suit of cherry blossoms in hwatu playing cards, representing the month of March
Noun
한탄하다to lament, to deplore, to regret
Verb
맞춤order; an article ordered; a thing made to order
Noun
안성맞춤perfect fitting; perfection; ideal place or object
Noun
국한limit, localisation
Noun
일컫다to call (person or thing) (as); to give a name to; to name (as); to refer to (as); to designate (as); to praise (one's virtue); to laud; to extol
Verb
평지flat land, plain; rape (Brassica napus)
Noun
행인passerby; pedestrian
Noun
반듯하다to be straight; neat; upright
Adjective
신종new style, new type
Noun
공방work shed; workshop; artist's studio
Noun
산골a mountainous district; a secluded place
Noun
취득하다to acquire; to obtain
Verb
신규new regulation; new
Noun
번쩍with a blast, with a flash, with a glitter; with a moment of great and sudden clarity; very suddenly; very quickly; while appearing clearly in one's mind; while lifting up a large, heavy thing; (of a large thing) while being lifted
Noun
취지purpose; main point
Noun
고갈depletion, exhaustion (of water, resources, etc.)
Noun
수증기water vapour; steam
Noun
화목하다harmonious, peaceful, amicable, concordant
Adjective
구인arrest, apprehension; offer of job (situation); horseman; person who drives horses or cows (profession); person you knew before ;; outdated person
Noun
전동electrically-powered; transmission, drive; quiver; vibration, tremble
Noun
손꼽히다to be considered great
Verb
허점hole, loophole, weak point, weakness
Noun
간소하다simple, plain, homely, frugal, inornate
Adjective
민첩하다agile, nimble, swift; quick, prompt; sharp, smart
Adjective
조연supporting actor, supporting role
Noun
까마득하다remote, distant, far-off; vague; confused, at a loss
Adjective
남김없이without reserve; entirely; wholly
Adverb
어루만지다to caress, to stroke; to soothe, to comfort
Verb
꾀하다to plot, to scheme, to attempt, to try
Verb
늠름하다manly, high-spirited, imposing
Adjective
기어이by all means; at any risk; at all costs; at last; in the end; after all
Adverb
여야the ruling party and the opposition party
Noun
진취progressiveness; enterprise
Noun
밥벌이living; means of living; breadwinning
Noun
쉽사리easily, with ease
Adverb
낱낱이one by one; entirely; each and every one; entirely; in detail; fully
Adverb
체형body shape, i.e. body type
Noun
저고리jeogori (Korean traditional jacket, upper garment of Korean traditional clothes)
Noun
노처녀spinster, old maid (unmarried woman)
Noun
치닫다move upwards, rush upwards
Verb
양상aspect; appearance; look; modal
Noun
잡담하다to chat; to chatter
Verb
궂다to be bad; to be bad, upset; to be rough, severe
Adjective
업소business; establishment; brothel
Noun
도모하다to plan for, to scheme for (with a connotation of intentionality)
Verb
묵념silent contemplation, a moment of silence (often in commemoration)
Noun
겸하다to serve also as ...; to combine (jobs)
Verb
고무신rubber slippers; a woman whose boyfriend has been conscripted into the army
Noun
포부ambition; aspiration
Noun
선입견preconception; prejudice
Noun
문단paragraph; literary world; world of letters
Noun
묵직하다to be heavy, be heavier (than expected)
Adjective
열의enthusiasm, eagerness, zeal
Noun