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Most common Korean words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 1201–1300
사생활
private life
Noun
염병
typhoid fever; commotion, hubbub, ruckus, misbehavior, uncouth activity
Noun
킹
a king
Noun
박쥐
bat; an opportunist
Noun
약간
smallness, triviality (usually in the form of 약간의)
Noun
철수
withdrawal; evacuation
Noun
붓다
to pour; to swell up
Verb
파괴되다
to be destroyed or demolished
Verb
링
ring
Noun
섬기다
to serve, to obey; to worship, to obey (God)
Verb
문화
culture; civilization
Noun
장미
rose (plant or flower), rosebush; majestic beauty
Noun
무료
free, at no cost, free of charge; boredom, tedium
Noun
여정
itinerary; journey
Noun
계란
chicken egg
Noun
공작
craft; maneuver; duke; peacock
Noun
스튜
stew
Noun
팝
pop, pop music, pop song; Western-style music or songs
Noun
주목
Japanese yew
Noun
뒤쪽
back, the rear
Noun
세트
set (collection of items); set (division of a match in certain sports)
Noun
참가하다
to take part, to participate
Verb
작성하다
to make, to draw up, to prepare
Verb
완성
completion
Noun
신분
position, status
Noun
구리다
to be foul-smelling, foul; to be disgusting, nasty; to be shady, suspicious
Adjective
밴
van
Noun
마련
preparation, arrangement
Noun
주가
stock/share price
Noun
북
a generic term meaning drum; a buk, traditional Korean double-headed barrel-shaped drum, played with one hand and one stick, and used in Korean folk music; a shuttle (used in weaving and sewing machines); soil heap (around roots); north
Noun
부
father; lead; command; ministry; kettle; wealth
Noun
전통
full connection (This sense describes the condition in which roads, tracks, or similar constructions—whether provisional or subsidiary—are completely continuous, ensuring an uninterrupted passage from one end to the other.); comprehensive mastery (This usage indicates a state in which one has attained deep and complete knowledge or mastery over every aspect or principle of a subject. It signifies an all-encompassing understanding or proficiency.); entirety (Refers to the totality or complete collection of something—the sum of all its parts, leaving nothing out. It denotes everything that exists in a given context.); undivided whole (Describes a single, intact unit or mass that remains unfragmented and complete. It emphasises the integrity and wholeness of an object or concept without any divisions.); administration (This sense refers to the act or process of governing or managing a domain, wherein one is entrusted with the responsibility to rule or oversee affairs. It is used in formal or classical contexts to denote the exercise of authority and the administration of responsibilities.); message communication (Abbreviated from 전언 통신 (jeoneon tongsin), this term refers to the urgent notification of official business transmitted from a superior institution to a subordinate institution using telecommunication means.); message text (Abbreviated from 전언 통신문 (jeoneon tongsinmun), this term denotes the written document or textual content that conveys official information from a superior institution to a subordinate institution.); tradition (Refers to the established system or form of ideas, customs, and behaviours that have been developed in a group or community over past eras and passed down through generations.); report case (This term refers to the container used to hold the official report that was submitted to the king during times when the nation experienced auspicious or inauspicious events.); arrow container (This term is the original word for what is now known as 전동 (jeondong). It denotes a container used to hold arrows, typically a cylindrical or tubular case—often made of bamboo in traditional archery—to store arrows securely for transport and use.)
Noun
고르다
to be even, equal; to be straight (of teeth); to be regular, unfluctuating
Adjective
청소하다
to clean
Verb
계속되다
to continue
Verb
상업
commerce; business; trade
Noun
방사선
radiation
Noun
우습다
funny, laughable, amusing
Adjective
불구하다
to be despite something; nonetheless
Verb
흥미
interest (curiosity)
Noun
두개골
skull, cranium
Noun
실
thread, yarn, string; a narrow thing, a thin object; loss; work division, department (generally higher than a 과 (gwa) or 부 (bu)); paper seal
Noun
마취
anesthesia
Noun
패스
passage, passing, passing grade (of an examination, etc.); pass, ticket, document granting entry or permission; pass (ceding one's turn); pass (transferring the ball to another player); path (a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure)
Noun
졸업
graduation
Noun
접시
plate, dish, saucer (flat tableware)
Noun
칭찬
compliment, praise
Noun
풋볼
football
Noun
시점
point (in time); viewpoint
Noun
한심하다
to be pathetic
Adjective
고속
high speed
Noun
조금씩
incrementally; bit by bit
Adverb
바싹
dryly, aridly, parchedly; in a very scrawny state, malnourishedly; while becoming physically close to; suddenly changing by a large amount; carefully, earnestly, with rapt attention; quite crunchingly; while lightly stepping on, grinding, or breaking with a crunching sound; quite crunchingly; while biting on with a crunching sound; quite crisply, as to crack easily (must be followed by the adjective-deriving suffix 하다 (hada))
Noun
자신감
self-confidence
Noun
여기저기
here and there, everywhere
Adverb
듯이
as if; in a manner suggesting that
Noun
색깔
color
Noun
뜯다
to tear, pick, pluck; to graze (grass); to play (a stringed instrument); to disassemble, disintegrate, dismantle; to extort, levy (a fine, penalty, tax)
Verb
주차
parking
Noun
품다
to hug, to embrace; to brood; to carry in one's bosom; to bear, to harbour (a thought or feeling)
Verb
요리하다
to cook
Verb
건지다
to obtain, to retrieve
Verb
소유하다
to own; to possess
Verb
개소리
bullshit, nonsense
Noun
작정
intention; determination; resolution
Noun
따라다니다
to follow around; to go after; to chase after
Verb
반응하다
to react
Verb
속하다
To be part of; to be a member of.
Verb
지저분하다
filthy; foul; smutty
Adjective
오해하다
to misunderstand
Verb
후드
hood (headwear); hood (front of a car)
Noun
시동
starting up (a computer, machine, engine, etc.)
Noun
꼬리
tail
Noun
취미
hobby
Noun
흩어지다
to be scattered, to be dispersed
Verb
파이프
pipe (hollow tube); tobacco pipe
Noun
동정
sympathy; compassion; movement; usual behaviours; daily behaviours; situation; circumstances; state of affairs; virginity; a small piece of decorative cloth attached to the collar of a jeogori
Noun
돌연변이
mutation
Noun
패턴
pattern
Noun
이리
wolf, wolves (specifically the grey wolf, Canis lupus); milt (the seminal fluid of fish)
Noun
같은
the same; like, -ish, -esque
Determiner
항복하다
to surrender, to capitulate
Verb
교통
transportation; traffic
Noun
거인
giant (mythical human)
Noun
복수하다
to revenge; to avenge
Verb
인상적
memorable, impressive
Noun
우정
friendship; postal system
Noun
강제
compulsion, coercion
Noun
투어
tour
Noun
트렁크
trunk, suitcase
Noun
신다
to wear on one's feet
Verb
바라지
window
Noun
감싸다
to cover; to wrap; to defend; to cover
Verb
학살
massacre; slaughter
Noun
투자
investment
Noun
뻗다
to reach, to stretch
Verb
부럽다
enviable
Adjective
로켓
rocket
Noun
순찰
patrol
Noun
뉴
the state of being new
Determiner