‹ Korean decksMost common Korean words 2001–4000
2000 words, in teaching order
도미A seabream, particularly the red seabream.
Noun
북부northern part, northern area
Noun
연주performance; recital
Noun
가수a singer, usually professional
Noun
신선하다to be fresh (in a new or novel way); to be fresh (not stale or rotten)
Adjective
팬티briefs, underpants, panties, knickers, boxers, shorts
Noun
드러내다to expose; to lay bare; to show; to disclose; to reveal
Verb
낚시angling, fishing with hook and line; fishing equipment; a fishhook
Noun
지랄commotion, hubbub, ruckus, misbehavior, uncouth activity; bullshit, nonsense; epilepsy
Noun
글로contraction of 그리로 (geuriro, “there”)
Adverb
요For the verb-final particle, see the entry at -요 (-yo).
Particle
요a blanket on which one sleeps, often used in Korea in lieu of beds; synonym of 요지(要旨) (yoji, “main idea”); urine
Noun
설정creation; setup; establishment; fixing
Noun
수상prime minister, premier, chancellor (e.g. Germany, Austria)
Noun
가시thorn; sting; fishbone; quill (of a hedgehog or a porcupine); worm, maggot; An acorn of the Chinese evergreen oak (Quercus myrsinifolia)
Noun
혼란confusion; disorder; chaos
Noun
달콤하다to be sweet; to be sugary; to be sweet; to be enjoyable
Adjective
태도attitude, stance; behaviour, demeanour
Noun
둘째second, next after the first; the ordinal number for two
Numeric
줄joule (measure of energy)
비추다to shine, to light up
Verb
듯하다to be regarded as; to appear to be
Adjective
매달리다to be hung from; to dangle; to cleave to; to hang on to; to depend on
Verb
백작count (ruler of a county m); earl (a British or Irish nobleman)
Noun
사인하다to sign (to write one's signature on a document)
Verb
호스트host (computer attached to a network); host (person who receives or entertains a guest); host (person or organisation responsible for running an event); host (moderator); host (paid male companion offering conversation)
Noun
자세posture; carriage; attitude
Noun
사모님(one's) teacher's wife
Noun
온갖all; every; all kinds of
Determiner
주일week; Sunday; Lord's Day; being based in Japan; some time ago; former times
Noun
근사하다close; similar; nice; wonderful; marvellous; great; fabulous
Adjective
죄다to cinch; to tighten, to make tighter; to put close; to sit close; to feel anxious; to worry; to squeeze, to be tight
Verb
복구recovery; restoration
Noun
드론drone (unmanned aerial vehicle)
Noun
사소하다to be trifling, of a trivial nature
Adjective
신Used by a man to refer to oneself when addressing a monarch; your servant, your humble servant
Pronoun
세기century (100 years)
Noun
털어놓다to empty out; to shake out; to open one's heart; to confide in
Verb
강요하다to force, to impose
Verb
처녀unmarried woman; virgin (female); maiden
Noun
당황하다embarrassed, flustered, taken aback
Verb
특이하다unusual, unique, peculiar, singular
Adjective
주로chiefly, principally
Adverb
채널channel (communications)
Noun
선의good intentions, goodwill
Noun
쓸모없다useless; worthless; unusable
Adjective
참고reference; consultation
Noun
치킨fried chicken, especially Korean fried chicken; roast chicken
Noun
심리psychology, mentality; in one's heart, in one's mind; hearing
Noun
자랑pride; boast, boasting, gasconade
Noun
드라이브driving (a car etc.); a drive (storage medium)
Noun
규모scale or dimensions; framework
Noun
구석corner; a remote place; aspect, side, way, manner
Noun
일과daily routine, daily task; passing, going past
Noun
굴cave; tunnel; den; burrow; oyster
Noun
옳다all right; OK
Interjection
모자라다to lack, to be short of, to be insufficient
Verb
뛰어들다to run, to rush; to plunge into, to dive into; to rush into (business), to make a debut
Verb
합류하다to join, to come together, to merge
Verb
인상impression; physiognomy; rise, raise, increase; snatch
Noun
정신적psychological, mental, emotional
Noun
반란revolt, rebellion, uprising, riot
Noun
확wind, gas, fire, or some kind of energy suddenly and strongly affecting or rising; situations or actions proceeding suddenly and intensely
Noun
위스키whisky (alcoholic drink)
Noun
여친syllabic abbreviation of 여자친구 (yeojachin'gu, “girlfriend”)
Noun