東南亞

hanja form of 동남아 : Southeast Asia (a geographic region of Asia, comprising the territories of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam)


鯨鯢

hanja form of 경예 (“male and female whales”)


釋義

hanja form of 석의 (“definition, explanation (in a dictionary)”)


직할시

municipality directly administered by the central government, either


行政區

hanja form of 행정구 (“administrative region”)


行政區劃

hanja form of 행정구획 (“administrative division”)


政治學

hanja form of 정치학 (“political science, politology”)


大體

hanja form of 대체 (“main principle; outline”)


외계어

The style of writing in which Korean Hangul-script text is represented by a mix of scripts, such as Hangul, numbers, Japanese Kana and special symbols.


愛藏版

hanja form of 애장판 (“collector's edition”)


亞歐

hanja form of 아구 : Eurasia (a supercontinent consisting of Europe and Asia)


歐亞

hanja form of 구아 : Eurasia (a supercontinent consisting of Europe and Asia)


印歐語系

hanja form of 인구어계 (“Indo-European languages (rare)”)


昇天

hanja form of 승천 (“ascension into heaven”)


附記

hanja form of 부기 (“writing in addition”)


법률학

jurisprudence (the theoretical study of law)


過勞死

hanja form of 과로사 (“karoshi, death from overwork”)


重男輕女

hanja form of 중남경녀 (“valuing men and belittling women; favouring boys over girls”)


職責

hanja form of 직책 (“duty, responsibility (at work)”)


內人

hanja form of 나인 (“court lady; maid of honor”)


諸子百家

hanja form of 제자백가 (“Hundred Schools of Thought”)


洗腦

hanja form of 세뇌 (“brainwashing; indoctrination”)


式辭

hanja form of 식사 (“speech (at a ceremony); oration”)


月初

hanja form of 월초 (“beginning of the month”)


아쉬움

regret; the disappointment that something has to or did not happen


애교살

the layer of fat under the eyes (considered an attractive feature)


눈치

one's ability to sense what are the correct/wrong things to do in a situation

one's state of mind inferred from the facial expressions; hint given with the eyes


不可抗力

hanja form of 불가항력 (“force majeure; act of God”)


感歎

hanja form of 감탄 (“admiration; wonderment”)


狙害

hanja form of 저해 (“watching and waiting to harm”)


-잖아

Used to emphasize some statement is correct.

Used to contradict previous statement is indeed correct.


小學校

hanja form of 소학교 (“(obsolete) primary school; elementary school”)


警衛

hanja form of 경위 (“lieutenant, chief inspector”)


사생

illegitimate birth
private life, personal life


紀念碑

hanja form of 기념비 (“monument; commemorative stele”)


怪獸

hanja form of 괴수 (“monster, look like a fierce animal”)


會長

hanja form of 회장 (“chairperson; president”)


신나다

to feel elated, to be thrilled, to be excited


僥倖

hanja form of 요행 (“stroke of fortune, lucky fluke; hoping for a fluke”)


僥幸

alternative form of 僥倖 (hanja form of 요행 (“stroke of fortune, lucky fluke; hoping for a fluke”))


導師

hanja form of 도사 (“one who guides to the Buddhist path; (Yanbian) thesis supervisor”)


立方根

hanja form of 입방근 (“(mathematics) cube root, cubic root”)


國恥

hanja form of 국치 (“national humiliation”)


西半球

hanja form of 서반구 : Western Hemisphere (the hemisphere in Earth to the west of the Greenwich meridian (zero degree longitude) and east of 180 degrees longitude (approximately the International Date Line), containing the Americas and a small part of eastern Russia)


東半球

hanja form of 동반구 : Eastern Hemisphere (the hemisphere in Earth to the east of the Greenwich meridian (zero degree longitude) and west of 180 degrees longitude (approximately the International Date Line), containing Africa, Asia and Europe, except for a small part of eastern Russia)


初夜

hanja form of 초야 (“the bridal (wedding) night”)


情慾

hanja form of 정욕 (“lust, sexual desire”)


顔面

hanja form of 안면 (“person's face; being acquaintanced”)


人體

hanja form of 인체 (“human body, human organism”)


壬申

hanja form of 임신 (“Water Monkey, the ninth in the sexagenary cycle”)


錯覺

hanja form of 착각 (“illusion, delusion; mistake, mix up, flatter oneself, delude oneself into doing”)


柔和

hanja form of 유화 (“gentleness, meekness, mildness”)


自助

hanja form of 자조 (“helping oneself; self-reliance”)


漫畫家

hanja form of 만화가 (“comics artist; cartoonist”)


天干

hanja form of 천간 (“the ten heavenly stems”)


南韓

hanja form of 남한 : South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)


南朝鮮

hanja form of 남조선 : South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)


大韓民國

hanja form of 대한민국 : Republic of Korea (official name of South Korea: a country in East Asia)


남조선

South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)


美男子

hanja form of 미남자 (“beautiful young man”)


主體

hanja form of 주체 (“main agent, principal agent; Juche (the state ideology of North Korea)”)


聖父

hanja form of 성부 (“God the Father; Holy Father”)


轉換

hanja form of 전환 (“change, switch, changeover”)


襤褸

hanja form of 남루 (“rags, shreds, scraps”)


-라니

alternative form of -다니 (-dani), used in the environments where -라 (-ra) is required. In particular, always used after the stem of -이다 (-ida, “to be”, copula), whether present or elided, and its negative 아니다 (anida, “to not be”).

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see -라 (-ra), -니 (-ni)— equivalent to 라고 하니 (-ra-go ha-ni).

Post-vowel and post-liquid allomorphic form of -으라니 (-eurani)


밀당

playing hard to get, blowing hot and cold


-든

no matter whether, -ever; used to suggest various options that make no difference in the end.


雪濃湯

hanja form of 설농탕 (“a kind of Korean soup”)


손가락질

pointing with the finger, indicating
speaking ill of, disparaging


한글날

Hangul Day (national holiday observed on different dates in North and South Korea)


뜨거워지다

to get hot, to become hot, to become warm


샅샅이

thoroughly, in every nook and corner, everywhere


로마字

Hanja-Hangul mixed script form of 로마자, “romaja”.


벌거벗다

to strip oneself of all the clothes; to strip oneself naked; to undress completely


香爐

hanja form of 향로 (“incense burner, censer (a container for burning incense)”)


女尊男卑

hanja form of 여존남비 (“female chauvinism, valuing women above men”)


부딪치다

to strike, to hit, to bump into, to collide with


흥정

buying and selling, purchase and sale; bargaining


맞흥정

face-to-face bargaining, first-hand/direct deal


통찰력

insight, discernment, vision, penetration


洞察力

hanja form of 통찰력 (“ability to discern, insight, discernment”)


流音

hanja form of 유음 (“(South Korea) liquid consonant”)

hanja form of 류음 (“(North Korea) liquid consonant”)


歡呼

hanja form of 환호 (“cheer, acclaim; rejoicing, shouts of joy, jubilation”)


문지기

gatekeeper, doorkeeper, doorman
goalkeeper


뒹굴다

to roll about, to throw oneself down, to writhe

to idle one's time away, to be on the loaf


뒹굴뒹굴

having nothing to do, rattling around, idling at home


해요

informal polite present indicative form of 하다 (hada, “to do”)

informal polite present interrogative form of 하다 (hada, “to do”)

informal polite hortative form of 하다 (hada, “to do”)

informal polite imperative form of 하다 (hada, “to do”)

informal polite present exclamatory form of 하다 (hada, “to do”)


하세요

informal polite present indicative form of 하시다 (hasida, “to do (polite)”)

informal polite present interrogative form of 하시다 (hasida, “to do (polite)”)

informal polite hortative form of 하시다 (hasida, “to do (polite)”)

informal polite imperative form of 하시다 (hasida, “to do (polite)”)

informal polite present exclamatory form of 하시다 (hasida, “to do (polite)”)


하시다

subject honorific form of 하다 (hada, “to do”).


-읍시다

Hortative suffix for sentence-final verbs in the 하오체 (haoche, “formal”) speech level.


-습니다

Declarative suffix for sentence-final verbs in the 하십시오체 (hasipsioche, “formal polite”) speech level.


-ㅂ니다

alternative form of -습니다 (-seumnida) (allomorph after a verb stem ending in a vowel or /l/)


-습니까

Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs in the 하십시오체 (hasipsioche, “formal polite”) speech level.


禪定

hanja form of 선정 (“(Buddhism) concentration in meditation”)


남존여비

male chauvinism, valuing men above women


엷다

thin
pale (in colour)
superficial, shallow (person)


뱉다

to spit out, to spew
to cough up, hand over


색정

sexual urge, sexual desire, lust, carnal desire


헤어지다

to part from, to separate from, to divorce oneself from, to break up, to split up


-ㄴ다

Post-vocalic and post-liquid form of -는다 (-neunda)


유학생

international student, student studying abroad, (foreign) exchange student


치안

public security, public safety, public peace


옛날이야기

an old story, old tale, fairy tale, folktale


音訓

hanja form of 음훈 (“reading the sound and meaning of a Chinese character”)


音讀

hanja form of 음독 (“reading or phonetic value of a Korean hanja character, "eumdok"; Japanese on'yomi”)


訓讀

hanja form of 훈독 (“semantic reading of a hanja character, "hundok"”)


近況

hanja form of 근황 (“recent or current situation”)


發育

hanja form of 발육 (“growth, development”)


硏究院

hanja form of 연구원 (“research institute”)


안녕히 계세요

goodbye (said by the person leaving to the person staying)


안녕히 가세요

goodbye (said by the person staying to the person leaving)


장애

handicap, disability; disorder, impediment


地下鐵

hanja form of 지하철 (“(AmE) subway; (BrE) underground; (BrE) tube”)


英聯邦

hanja form of 영연방 (“Commonwealth of Nations”)


벚꽃

the suit of cherry blossoms in hwatu playing cards, representing the month of March


됨됨

a person's nature; disposition; personality; character


따뜻

Root of 따뜻하다 (ttatteuthada). Rarely used alone.


묶다

to tie up, to bind
to restrict, to limit, to constrain
to collect, to pull together


찌그러지다

to become crushed, to be squashed, to lose its shape


갈비

kalbi, galbi (a Korean barbecued rib dish)


獻金

hanja form of 헌금 (“(mass) offering; collection; offertory”)


假借

hanja form of 가차 (“(Chinese character classification) Chinese characters that are "borrowed" to write another homophonous or near-homophonous morpheme.”)


된장녀

females who scrimp on essentials so they can over-spend on conspicuous luxuries; females who are addicted to luxury and vanity


間斷

hanja form of 간단 (“a pause; a brief cessation”)


백과

clipping of 백과사전 (baekgwasajeon, “encyclopedia”)


轉注

hanja form of 전주 (“(linguistics) figurative extension of meaning”)


애매모호

inclarity, ambiguousness, vagueness, fuzziness, obscurity


初試

hanja form of 초시 (“a preliminary examination, especially (historical) the first local level of the former royal examination system”)

hanja form of 초시 (“(historical) a scholar who has passed the local royal examination but no higher level”)


加減乘除

hanja form of 가감승제 (“addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; arithmetic operations”)


충돌

head-on collision
collision, clash, conflict
collision


漫遊

hanja form of 만유 (“voyage, roaming, travels”)


阿膠

hanja form of 아교 (“donkey-hide gelatin”)


鼓吹樂

hanja form of 고취악 (“music played by a loud wind and percussion ensemble in traditional Chinese music, usually featuring suona, drums, gongs, and cymbals”)


군주제

monarchy (form of government with a hereditary head of state)


졸리다

passive of 조르다 (joreuda, “to strangle”): to be strangled


졸리다

passive of 조르다 (joreuda, “to pester; to press”)


씻은듯이

cleanly (as if washed); completely, thoroughly, entirely


거치적거리다

to bother, irritate, cling to, be in the way


제쳐놓다

to remove, to get rid of
to put aside, to reserve
to ignore, to disregard
to hold off, to let (a matter) wait


母國

hanja form of 모국 (“home country, homeland, mother country”)


亞細亞

hanja form of 아세아 : Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)


바람둥이

womaniser, playboy; flirt, a woman of easy virtue


天分

hanja form of 천분 (“natural gift, talent”)


二十八宿

hanja form of 이십팔수 (“the Twenty-Eight Mansions”)


寄附

hanja form of 기부 (“contribution, donation”)


顆粒

hanja form of 과립 (“granule (small particle)”)


賣國

hanja form of 매국 : selling out one's nation, treason


시내

downtown, city centre
city limit/boundary


洋酒

hanja form of 양주 (“Western liquor, especially whiskey/whisky”)


양주

Western liquor, especially whiskey/whisky


상념

thought (that comes to mind); various thoughts


當身

hanja form of 당신 (“second person singular plain (non-polite) pronoun; you”)


先生님

Hanja-Hangul mixed script form of 선생님, “teacher”.


漆板

hanja form of 칠판 (“blackboard, chalkboard”)


따라하다

to follow, to imitate, to copy, to repeat(after)


어버이

A title of the Supreme Leader of North Korea.


便紙

hanja form of 편지 (“letter (written message)”)


按酒

hanja form of 안주 (“snacks served with alcoholic beverages”)


학과

department (college, university)
major (college, university)


주문

order (a request for some product or service)


잠깐

for a short time, for a moment, awhile, briefly


主旨

hanja form of 주지 (“the (main) point; purport”)


上古

hanja form of 상고 (“the distant past, ancient times”)


이따가

a little later; after a while; a short time later


近處

hanja form of 근처 (“vicinity; neighborhood”)


停留場

hanja form of 정류장 (“stop (e.g. bus), station”)


의견란

suggestion box; a place for comments and suggestions


칼날

the edge of a sword; the blade of a knife


착각

mistake, mix up, flatter oneself, delude oneself into doing


지난

past determiner of 지나다 (jinada): last, past


지난

Jinan (the provincial capital of Shandong, China)


훑어보다

to look (a person) up and down, to survey (a person) from top to bottom

to look through, to pass an eye over (a page, a manuscript)


헤아리다

to consider, to think over (a matter)
to guess, to conjecture, to see through
to count, to calculate


韓服

hanja form of 한복 (“hanbok (traditional Korean dress)”)


㖙

hanja form of 갓 (“hanja used for transliteration”)


뿌셔뿌셔

A Korean snack, made of uncooked ramen noodles, which is smashed up and sprinkled with powders from the spice pack before eaten


凝結

hanja form of 응결 (“coagulation; condensation”)


敎授

hanja form of 교수 (“instruction, professor”)


곧장

straight away, right away
straight ahead


아무튼

in any case, anyway, anyhow, at any rate


故鄕

hanja form of 고향 (“hometown, birthplace”)


호치키스

synonym of 스테이플러 (seuteipeulleo, “stapler”) (device which binds together paper)


점원

shop assistant, salesclerk, clerk, salesman, (saleswoman)


슈퍼

clipping of 슈퍼마켓 (syupeomaket, “supermarket”)


운동장

schoolyard, stadium, field, playing field, playground, sports grounds


化粧室

hanja form of 화장실 (“bathroom; restroom; toilet”)


豫約

hanja form of 예약 (“reservation, booking, appointment”)


국자

gukja (Han characters invented outside of China)

national script, particularly hangul, the Korean national script


스페인

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


스위스

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


싱가포르

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))


북미

North America (the continent forming the northern part of the Americas)


물냉면

cold buckwheat noodles, a variety of cold naengmyeon soup contained in broth made from beef, chicken or dongchimi


휴대전화

cellular phone, mobile phone, cell phone


변호사

lawyer, solicitor, counsel, attorney, barrister


뜸하다

to be rarely or seldom happening (these days)


회사원

office worker, (company) employee, (company) worker, (company) staff


會社員

hanja form of 회사원 (“office worker, (company) employee”)


버튼

button (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger)

button (a knob or small disc serving as a fastener)


깨끗한

present determiner of 깨끗하다 (kkaekkeuthada)


미합중국

United States of America (a country in North America) (formal and full name of the U.S.)


美合衆國

hanja form of 미합중국 (“United States of America”)


브랜드

brand (a specific product, service, or provider so distinguished)


보너스

bonus (extra amount of money given as a premium)


마케도니아

Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)

Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)

Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)

Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)

Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)

Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)


룩셈부르크

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)


유라시아

Eurasia (a supercontinent consisting of Europe and Asia)


남아프리카

synonym of 남아프리카공화국 (Namapeurikagonghwaguk): South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)

Southern Africa (a geographic region comprising the southern part of Africa; always including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini, and sometimes also Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe)


콤플렉스

phobia (psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing)


손발톱

nails (collective terms for fingernails and toenails)


追憶

hanja form of 추억 (“recollection, reminiscence”)


默念

hanja form of 묵념 (“silent contemplation, moment of silence”)


勞動者

hanja form of 로동자 (“worker; manual laborer ("North Korea")”)


勞動者

hanja form of 노동자 (“worker; manual laborer ("South Korea")”)


데바나가리

Devanagari (abugida alphabet of India and Nepal)


事理

hanja form of 사리 (“reason, logic, sense”)


데이트

date (pre-arranged social meeting, meeting with a lover or a potential lover)


오타와

[~시(市)] Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)


토론토

[~시(市)] Toronto (the capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city in Canada)


賣春婦

hanja form of 매춘부 (“prostitute, hooker, call girl”)


사이다

Used as a simile for matters going smoothly or very well.


野球場

hanja form of 야구장 (“baseball field; baseball ground; baseball stadium”)


야구장

baseball field; baseball ground; baseball stadium


사라예보

Sarajevo (the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina)


코펜하겐

Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)


티라나

Tirana (the capital and largest city of Albania)


擬聲語

hanja form of 의성어 (“onomatopoeia (word that sounds like what it represents)”)


팔레스타인

Palestine (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; the State of Palestine; the homeland of the Palestinian people)


코소보

Kosovo (a partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


바티칸

the Vatican, Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


아스하바트

Ashgabat (the capital city of Turkmenistan)


두샨베

Dushanbe (the capital city of Tajikistan)


콜롬보

Colombo (the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka)


프리토리아

Pretoria (a city, the administrative capital of South Africa)


한여름

midsummer; the middle of summer
the whole summer; the summer season


쓸다

to sweep away, to clean out, to make an end of

to sweep the game board, to make a clear sweep


쓸다

dialectal form of 썰다 (sseolda, “to slice, to chop”)


마카오

Macau (a city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong)


멋있다

wonderful, nice, cool
good-looking, handsome, attractive
stylish; chic; fashionable


장사

Changsha (the provincial capital of Hunan, China)


빼앗다

to strip (somebody of something), deprive (somebody of something), divest (somebody of something)


반다르세리베가완

Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital city of Brunei)


네피도

synonym of 나이피다우 (Naipidau): Naypyidaw (the capital city of Burma)


정원

capacity (number of people allowed in an elevator, boat, building, etc.)


완곡한

euphemistic, attributive of 완곡하다 (wan'gokhada)


열하나

eleven (in isolation, with a nominal sense)


열둘

twelve (in isolation, with a nominal sense)


열셋

thirteen (in isolation, with a nominal sense)


열넷

fourteen (in isolation, with a nominal sense)


후유증

sequela, aftereffect
aftermath, consequence


제주

Jeju (an island and province of South Korea)

Jeju (the capital city of Jeju Province, South Korea)


안녕히

bye, short for 안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo) or 안녕히 계세요 (annyeonghi gyeseyo)


시어머니

mother-in-law for a woman, i.e. husband's mother


장인

father-in-law (wife's father)
an educated person


제안

suggestion, proposition, proposal, offer


旅券

hanja form of 여권 (“(South Korea) passport”)

hanja form of 려권 (“(North Korea) passport”)


대사

short for 신진대사(新陳代謝) (sinjindaesa, “metabolism”)


눈꼴사납다

ugly, unsightly, hard-featured; offensive to the eye, disgusting


악어

crocodilian (crocodile, alligator, gavial)


사할린

Sakhalin (an island of Russia)
Sakhalin (an oblast of Russia)


마술사

magician, conjurer
The Magician (Tarot card)


事業家

hanja form of 사업가 (“businessman, entrepreneur”)


미용사

beautician (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments)


승무원

crewman, crew member, flight attendant, cabin attendant


筆筒

hanja form of 필통 (“pencil case, pencil box”)


소비에트 연방

(historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries)


마다가스카르

Madagascar (an island country in Africa)


남수단

South Sudan (a country in East Africa), formerly the southern part of Sudan.


중앙아프리카 공화국

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)


콩고 민주 공화국

Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo)


콩고 공화국

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, the smaller of the two countries named Congo)


서사하라

Western Sahara (a territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory)


상투메 프린시페

São Tomé and Príncipe (a country and archipelago of Central Africa in the Atlantic Ocean)


아랍 에미리트 연방

United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia; capital: Abu Dhabi)


버마

Burma (a country in Asia) (former name of Myanmar)


도미니카 공화국

Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)


코스타리카

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


푸에르토리코

Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)


과들루프 섬

Guadeloupe (an overseas department of France)


과들루프

Guadeloupe (an island at the northeastern edge of the Caribbean)

Guadeloupe (an archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, including the island of Guadeloupe)


마르티니크

Martinique (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France in the Caribbean)


도미니카

Dominican Republic (a country in North America)


춘하추동

the four seasons; all the year round; always


注油所

hanja form of 주유소 (“gas station, petrol station”)


샤프펜실

mechanical pencil (pencil with replaceable lead)


于先

hanja form of 우선 (“first, first of all”)


깁스

cast (supportive and immobilising device)


미싱

synonym of 재봉틀 (jaebongteul, “sewing machine”)


人山人海

hanja form of 인산인해 (“(figuratively) a great crowd of people”)


沐浴湯

hanja form of 목욕탕 (“public bath, bathhouse”)


끼치다

to cause, to exert
to leave (behind), to bequeath


울음소리

crying, sobbing (of humans); cry, chirping, call (of animals)


얹다

to place/put (something) on (a place); to wear


엮다

to weave, to plait
to compile; to weave (story)


왁자그르르

boisterously; uproariously; with much noise


뽀뽀하다

to kiss, to peck (to touch with the lips)


퇴근하다

to leave work, to finish work, to get off from work


퇴근

leaving work, finishing work, getting off from work


退勤

hanja form of 퇴근 (“leaving work, finishing work, clocking out”)


늦추다

to loosen, to relax
to slow down
to delay, to put off


電鐵

hanja form of 전철 (“subway, underground, metro”)


移徙

hanja form of 이사 (“moving (from one residence to another)”)


깎다

to cut, shave, peel, mow, clip
to reduce, to discount


가져가다

to take something (somewhere), to take away


동창

schoolmate, graduates of the same school


언짢다

to be unpleasant, disagreeable
to be ill; to feel unwell
to be ill-omened


反戰

hanja form of 반전 (“anti-war (opposed to war)”)


뾰족하다

to be pointed, sharp
to be wonderful, miraculous


잊어버리다

to forget; to slip one's mind
to take one's mind off something


脫北者

hanja form of 탈북자 (“North Korean defectors/refugees”)


납량

enjoying the evening cool; cooling oneself in the summer breeze


納凉

hanja form of 납량 (“enjoying the evening cool”)


멀쩡하다

to be flawless, faultless
to be unhurt, uninjured
to be sane, sober
to be impudent, shameless, cheeky


恩德

hanja form of 은덕 (“favour, indebtedness”)


恩情

hanja form of 은정 (“benevolence, solicitude”)


默想

hanja form of 묵상 (“meditation, silent contemplation”)


다마스쿠스

Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)


바그다드

Baghdad (the capital city of Iraq)
Baghdad (a governorate of Iraq)


카이로

Cairo (the capital of Egypt)
Cairo (a governorate of Egypt)


추석

Mid-Autumn Festival, three day harvest festival (August 15 in lunar calendar)


꺾다

to snap, to pluck (e.g. a branch, a flower)


꺾어지다

to break, to snap
to be folded, to be doubled


엿듣다

to eavesdrop, to overhear, to listen secretly


男同生

hanja form of 남동생 (“little brother, younger brother”)


女同生

hanja form of 여동생 (“little sister, younger sister”)


백인

white person (white-skinned person of European, Caucasian descent)


흑인

black person (dark-skinned person of African or Aboriginal descent)


번개

offline meeting; a real-life meetup between people who met online; IRL meeting


홀어미

widow (a woman whose husband has died and who has not re-married)


렌즈

lens (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it)


소꿉동무

a childhood friend; a friend from one's childhood


소꿉

playing house, house (game played by children)

playing this game, or toys used in this game


몫몫이

share by share; each share/portion; into shares


사이즈

size (a specific set of dimensions for clothing)


일인칭

first person (the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement)


이인칭

second person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience)


삼인칭

third person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement)


전지

a battery (device producing electricity)


孫子

hanja form of 손자 (“grandson, grandchild”)


外孫女

hanja form of 외손녀 (“granddaughter (daughter's daughter)”)


外孫子

hanja form of 외손자 (“grandson (daughter's son)”)


복스럽다

to be happy-looking; (of face) to be fat and well-looking; to have plump/chubby cheeks


대기

standing by/awaiting an order to mobilize


대기

synonym of 대기(待機) (daegi, “awaiting for an opportunity or timing”)


브라우저

ellipsis of 웹 브라우저 (wep beuraujeo, “web browser”): browser


백치

a condition with very low intelligence because of a brain disorder or illness


속마음

one's inmost heart/thoughts; the bottom of one's heart


규율

regulation or rules that enable discipline or order


背反

hanja form of 배반 (“betrayal, treachery, treason”)


발뒤꿈

nonstandard form of 발뒤꿈치 (baldwikkumchi)


이마

a steward of the royal stable between 1401 and the nineteenth century


正裝

hanja form of 정장 (“suit, full dress, formal dress”)


운동복

sportswear, jogging suit, sweatsuit, sweatshirt


運動服

hanja form of 운동복 (“sportswear, jogging suit, sweatsuit, sweatshirt”)


暴風

hanja form of 폭풍 (“windstorm, storm wind, storm, gale”)


팬티

briefs, underpants, panties, knickers, boxers, shorts


간선도로

main road, main thoroughfare, artery, arterial road, trunk road


幹線道路

hanja form of 간선도로 (“main road, main thoroughfare, artery, arterial road, trunk road”)


汽車驛

hanja form of 기차역 (“train station, railway station”)


鐵道驛

hanja form of 철도역 (“railway station, train station”)


교차로

crossing, crossroad, crossway, intersection, junction


交叉路

hanja form of 교차로 (“crossing, crossroad, crossway, intersection, junction”)


소방서

fire station, fire department, firehouse


街路燈

hanja form of 가로등 (“streetlamp, streetlight”)


빨아먹다

to take, eat, or drink by sucking; to suck


저승

the other world; the world of the dead; the netherworld


갈림길

crossroads, turning point or opportunity to change direction, course, or goal


김밥

kimbap (a Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices)


韓國人

hanja form of 한국인 (“(South Korea) a Korean (person)”)


朝鮮人

hanja form of 조선인 (“(North Korea) a Korean (person)”)


조선인

people of Joseon dynasty
a Korean (person)


蔘鷄湯

hanja form of 삼계탕 (“samgyetang, chicken soup with ginseng”)


나사

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)


僑胞

hanja form of 교포 (“countryman living abroad; overseas compatriots”)


커서

cursor (indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)


수상

prime minister, premier, chancellor (e.g. Germany, Austria)


洗濯所

hanja form of 세탁소 (“laundry; dry cleaner”)


理髮所

hanja form of 이발소 (“barbershop, barber's, hairdresser's”)


太皇太后

hanja form of 태황태후 (“grand empress dowager”)


포인트

point, especially a key point in an explanation


보고

treasury, place where treasures are kept

treasure house (a collection or artistic or literary works)


時間表

hanja form of 시간표 (“timetable, schedule”)


手票

hanja form of 수표 (“cheque, check (bank)”)


스쿠터

synonym of 킥 스쿠터 (kik seukuteo, “kick scooter”)


팩

pack (medicine) An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment.


불륜

affair, adultery, infidelity, liaison, unfaithfulness


스푸트니크

sputnik (a Soviet unmanned space satellite)


回敎徒

hanja form of 회교도 (“Muslim (believer of Islam)”)


꾸란

alternative form of 코란 (Koran, “the Quran”)


街娼

hanja form of 가창 (“prostitute, whore, streetwalker”)


下野

hanja form of 하야 (“withdrawal from politics, e.g. being forced to step down”)


히터

heater (device that produces and radiates heat)


라우터

router (a device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet)


排氣管

hanja form of 배기관 (“exhaust pipe (pipe that vents waste gases from the engine)”)


마차

horse-drawn carriage, horse-drawn wagon, horse-drawn cart


中華臺北

hanja form of 중화대북 (“Chinese Taipei (name under which the ROC participates in international organisations)”)


天文臺

hanja form of 천문대 (“observatory (place where celestial bodies are observed)”)


수원

Suwon (the capital city of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)


창원

Changwon (a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)


京畿道

hanja form of 경기도 (“Gyeonggi Province, South Korea”)


江原道

hanja form of 강원도 : Gangwon (a province of South Korea)

hanja form of 강원도 : Kangwon (a province of North Korea)


忠淸北道

hanja form of 충청북도 (“North Chungcheong Province, South Korea”)


忠淸南道

hanja form of 충청남도 (“South Chungcheong Province, South Korea”)


全羅北道

hanja form of 전라북도 (“North Jeolla Province, South Korea”)


全羅南道

hanja form of 전라남도 (“South Jeolla Province, South Korea”)


慶尙北道

hanja form of 경상북도 (“North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea”)


慶尙南道

hanja form of 경상남도 (“South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea”)


경기도

Gyeonggi, Kyŏnggi (a province of Korea)
Gyeonggi (a province of South Korea)


강원도

Gangwon, Kangwŏn (a province of Korea)
Gangwon, Kangwŏn (a province of Korea)


충청북도

North Chungcheong (a province of South Korea)


충청남도

South Chungcheong (a province of South Korea)


전라북도

North Jeolla (a province of South Korea)


전라남도

South Jeolla (a province of South Korea)


경상북도

North Gyeongsang (a province of South Korea)


경상남도

South Gyeongsang (a province of South Korea)


濟州道

hanja form of 제주도 (“Jeju Province (officially the Jeju Special Autonomous Province), South Korea”)


제주도

Jeju Province (officially the Jeju Special Autonomous Province), South Korea


純文學

hanja form of 순문학 (“belles-lettres (literary works valued for their aesthetic qualities)”)


號線

hanja form of 호선 (“subway line (number ...)”)


孝子

hanja form of 효자 (“filial son, filial child”)


겁나다

to be seized with fear; to be frightened


개저씨

older bastard; elder son of a bitch; old creep


월남

Vietnam (a country in Asia) (especially South Vietnam during the Vietnam War)


월남

crossing the 38th parallel into South Korea; coming south over the border


향항

Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)


정전

main hall, where the king would receive inquiries


무술

The thirty-fifth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth Dog" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


交接

hanja form of 교접 (“contact; sexual intercourse, coitus, copulation”)


맞춤

order; an article ordered; a thing made to order


안성맞춤

perfect fitting; perfection; ideal place or object


남녀노소

men, women, the elderly and the young; people of all sexes and ages


트럼프

a transliteration of the English surname Trump


누리다

to be foul-smelling, to smell/taste rancid


부귀영화

wealth and prosperity; wealth and honour; splendor


朝鮮半島

hanja form of 조선반도 : Korean Peninsula (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea)


韓半島

hanja form of 한반도 : Korean Peninsula (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea)


백반

meal with a bowl of rice, soup, and side dishes; plain, cooked rice


構內食堂

hanja form of 구내식당 (“cafeteria, canteen, refectory”)


次例

hanja form of 차례 (“sequence; turn (in a game, line, etc.);table of contents”)


打點

hanja form of 타점 (“(baseball) runs batted in (RBI)”)


여신

very beautiful woman, most beautiful woman


大神

hanja form of 대신 (“deity, or ghost, or minister”)


郵便番號

hanja form of 우편번호 (“postal code, zip code”)


행운아

a child of fortune; fortune's favourite; lucky person


艷福

hanja form of 염복 (“good fortune in love”)


화내다

to be/get angry/mad, to lose one's temper


敬畏

hanja form of 경외 (“reverence, holding in awe, fear”)


위안부

comfort woman (woman forced to serve the Japanese military during the Pacific War)


운전기사

driver (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus)


運轉技士

hanja form of 운전기사 (“driver (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus)”)


甘味料

hanja form of 감미료 (“sweetener”) (food additive)


성서

scripture; bible
Bible (as the Christian scripture)


간판

a person representing a group or organization


剩餘

hanja form of 잉여 (“surplus; overplus; remainder”)


讚揚

hanja form of 찬양 (“praise; commendation; compliment”)


戰線

hanja form of 전선 (“battlefront; front; alignment”)


受胎

hanja form of 수태 (“conception; fertilization”)


受精

hanja form of 수정 (“fertilization; insemination; pollination”)


腦回

hanja form of 뇌회 (“gyrus (a ridge or fold on the cerebral cortex)”)


運轉免許證

hanja form of 운전 면허증 (“driver's license”)


免許證

hanja form of 면허증 (“driver's license, license”)


서장

Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people)


잔디

lawn, turf, sod, grass
Korean lawngrass (Zoysia japonica)


붙잡다

to find a reason, an excuse, a hint, etc

to make a person or thing one's possession


무디다

to be dull, blunt
to be slow-witted
to be brusque, impolite


때문에

because of this, because of the aforementioned


브레이크

brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)


몽고

Mongolia (a Mongolian-speaking geographic region in East Asia, including the country of Mongolia (Outer Mongolia), the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in China, and sometimes also Buryatia, Tuva and the Altai Republic in Russia)


宗主國

hanja form of 종주국 (“suzerain; country of origin”)


國際化

hanja form of 국제화 (“internationalization”)


慾望

hanja form of 욕망 (“desire, lust, appetite, craving”)


브리튼

Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)

Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)


休紙桶

hanja form of 휴지통 (“wastebasket, garbage can”)


音節文字

hanja form of 음절문자 (“syllabic character, syllabary”)


燈光

hanja form of 등광 (“lamplight, electric light”)


計算尺

hanja form of 계산척 (“slide rule; slipstick”)


마중하다

to meet, to pick up (e.g. someone from the airport)


課外

hanja form of 과외 (“extracurricular work”)


觀光客

hanja form of 관광객 (“tourist, sightseer, traveler”)


老兵

hanja form of 로병 (“veteran, old soldier”)

hanja form of 노병 (“veteran, old soldier”)


떨어뜨리다

to drop
to drop, to lose
to lower, to drop


區分

hanja form of 구분 (“category; classification; division”)


歷程

hanja form of 역정 (“(figurative) course; journey”) (South Korea)


歷程

hanja form of 력정 (“(figurative) course; journey”) (North Korea)


東亞

hanja form of 동아 : East Asia (a geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines)


極左

hanja form of 극좌 (“far left, ultraleft”)


琥珀酸

hanja form of 호박산 (“(organic chemistry) succinic acid”)


밀리다

to be overdue
passive of 밀다 (milda)
to get stuck


土語

hanja form of 토어 (“native tongue, dialect”)


무사

being safe, being without mishap (accident); peace, safety


무사

no outs; no player from the batting side has been removed during the current inning


이러쿵저러쿵

while saying this and that, while speaking pedantically


주저앉다

to sit down in a forceless manner
to settle down
to sink


출혈

bleeding; haemorrhage
sacrifices, casualties


센터

centre (place where some function or activity occurs)


寡言

hanja form of 과언 (“reticence, taciturnity”)


녹이다

to warm (someone) up, to make oneself warm

to enchant, to bewitch, to captivate, to steal the heart of


녹다

to have bitter experiences, to have a bad time


씨름

Ssireum, traditional Korean wrestling
struggle, strenuous efforts


낯익다

to become used to seeing (a person/a thing); to become familiar


낱낱이

one by one; entirely
each and every one; entirely
in detail; fully


외인

person not belonging to one's family
foreigner, alien


마스크

mask; face mask (covering for the mouth and nose)


賣店

hanja form of 매점 (“cafeteria, canteen, snack bar, stand”)


合字

hanja form of 합자 (“typographic ligature”)


북극

Arctic (a continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole)


片鱗

hanja form of 편린 (“small bit, tiny glimpse”)


收益

hanja form of 수익 (“profit; earnings; return”)


親密

hanja form of 친밀 (“intimacy, friendship, closeness”)


親筆

hanja form of 친필 (“one's own handwriting”)


姨母

hanja form of 이모 (“maternal aunt (one's mother's sister)”)


聖餐

hanja form of 성찬 (“Holy Communion; Eucharist”)


산호세

San José (the capital city of Costa Rica)


司令官

hanja form of 사령관 (“commanding officer; commander”)


연혁

historical developments; history of how something evolved


헬멧

modern helmet (as sporting or occupational gear)


德澤

hanja form of 덕택 (“help, aid, assistance, support, backing”)


도중

on the way; along the way; en route
the middle of


데모

demo, demonstration (a public display of protest, etc.)


生鮮膾

hanja form of 생선회 (“sashimi; sliced raw fish”)


陳述

hanja form of 진술 (“statement, declaration”)


慈愛

hanja form of 자애 (“love; affection; kindness”)


惡鬼

hanja form of 악귀 (“evil spirit; demon; devil”)


義憤

hanja form of 의분 (“righteous indignation”)


램프

a lamp (device producing light)
a lamp (oil device producing light)


稟告

hanja form of 품고 (“notice; notification; report (to one's superior)”)


詩篇

hanja form of 시편 (“the Book of Psalms, the Psalm”)


漢詩

hanja form of 한시 (“Chinese poetry, Chinese poem”)


疾風怒濤

hanja form of 질풍노도 (“Sturm und Drang; emotional turmoil of adolescence”)


베짱이

Hexacentrus japonicus, a nocturnal katydid native to East Asia


秋風

hanja form of 추풍 (“autumn wind, autumn breeze”)


스펀지

sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)


해면

sponge (marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton)


齷齪

hanja form of 악착 (“stubbornness; tenacity”)


정교회

Orthodoxy (the Eastern Orthodox Church and its foundations)


黨中央

hanja form of 당중앙 (“party central committee”)


검둥이

nickname for a black animal, especially a dog, or a tanned person


軍費

hanja form of 군비 (“military spending, military expenditures”)


入郷循俗

hanja form of 입향순속 (“when in Rome, do as the Romans do”)


-는다

A suffix in the "plain" speech level, ubiquitous in literature but less common nowadays in Seoul speech:


-라고

alternative form of -다고 (-dago), obligatory after the inflecting stems of -이다 (-ida, “to be”) and 아니다 (anida, “to not be”).


-라고

Post-vowel allomorphic form of -이라고 (-irago)


-라고

Post-vowel and post-liquid allomorphic form of -으라고 (-eurago)


愛鳥

hanja form of 애조 (“one's beloved bird, one's pet bird”)


-라서

because, since; used directly after the stem of -이다 (-ida, “to be”, copula), whether present or elided, and its negative 아니다 (anida, “to not be”). It is the equivalent of -어서 (-eoseo) for other stems.


-은지

alternative form of -는지 (-neunji); see -는지#Usage notes


아서

a transliteration of the English male given name Arthur


아서

An interjection used in intimate-style sentences to denote that doing something is forbidden; usually the expression has a softer, more considerate tone to it.


-는데

since; used to convey current relevant circumstances before an explanation, suggestion, question, etc.

In the "intimate" speech level used between friends, by superiors to inferiors, etc., a verb-final suffix:


맞벌이

working together for a living; joint breadwinning


自供

hanja form of 자공 (“(voluntary) confession”)


孵化

hanja form of 부화 (“incubation; hatching”)


白紙

hanja form of 백지 (“white paper; blank sheet of paper; square one; blank slate, tabula rasa”)


실

thread, yarn, string
a narrow thing, a thin object


실

work division, department (generally higher than a 과 (gwa) or 부 (bu))


실

More information(eumhun reading: 잃을 실 (ireul sil))
(MC reading: 失 (MC syit))(eumhun reading: 집 실 (jip sil))
(MC reading: 室 (MC syit))(eumhun reading: 열매 실 (yeolmae sil))
(MC reading: 實 (MC zyit))


칸

synonym of 칸막이 (kanmagi, “partition, compartment”)


칸

Cannes (a city in Alpes-Maritimes department, France)


-은데

alternative form of -는데 (-neunde); see -는데#Usage notes


-는지

indirect question marker: whether, if, who, what, where, how ...

Conveys a careful, indirect question. Nowadays typically used with -요 (-yo) for further politeness.


美男

hanja form of 미남 (“handsome man, good-looking man”)


-라며

See -라 (-ra, allomorphic form of -다 (-da)) and -며 (-myeo, short for 고 하며 (-go ha-myeo) or alternative form of -면서 (-myeonseo)).

See -라 (-ra, allomorphic form of -으라 (-eura)) and -며 (-myeo, short for 고 하며 (-go ha-myeo) or alternative form of -면서 (-myeonseo)).


맞선

formal marriage interview, marriage meeting, blind date, miai/omiai


미팅

blind date; first date
meeting (in a company or in university)


아라

a transliteration of the Armenian male given name Արա (Ara)


어라

huh, oh: an interjection used when one is lightly surprised or confused.


-아요

Yang-vowel form of -어요 (-eoyo); see -아 (-a, intimate-style suffix) and -요 (-yo, politeness-adding particle attaching to the intimate style).


유능하다

to be capable
to be able
to be competent


-어요

See -어 (-eo, intimate-style suffix) and -요 (-yo, politeness-adding particle attaching to the intimate style).


어도

a path which a school of fish commonly pass through.


어도

road reserved for the sovereign (in historical East Asia)

the lower paved road in historical East Asian royal mausoleums, as opposed to 신도(神道) (sindo, “the upper road reserved for the spirit of the deceased monarch”, literally “divine road”).


視角

hanja form of 시각 (“viewpoint; visual angle”)


방어

the Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata)


文房四寶

hanja form of 문방사보 (“Four Treasures of the Study”)


體言

hanja form of 체언 (“uninflected/indeclinable word, indeclinable nominal (in Japanese or Korean”)


빚다

to shape dough or clay, to make (dumplings, rice cakes, pottery)

to cause, to give rise to, to bring about


와서

informal non-polite cause/reason form of 오다 (oda, “to come”)


얽매이다

to be bound, to be restricted
to be busy with


묵다

to remain in the same grade for another year (of a student)


얽다

to tie, to bind
to fabricate, to make up


얽다

to be pitted (with smallpox)
to be rugged, uneven


기슭

bank, shore, coast (of a sea or a river)


채팅

chat; chatting (exchange of text or voice messages in real time)


남극해

the South Polar Ocean; the Antarctic Ocean


聲望

hanja form of 성망 (“prestige; reputation”)


弱點

hanja form of 약점 (“weakness, weak point, shortcoming”)


부여

an ancient Korean kingdom existing between the 2nd century BC and 494; Buyeo

a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea; Buyeo County


빈틈

gap, opening
unpreparedness, oversight, inattention


설레다

to throb, to palpitate
to be fidgety, restless


超能力

hanja form of 초능력 (“supernatural power”)


立法者

hanja form of 입법자 (“legislator, lawmaker (who creates or enacts laws)”)


中醫學

hanja form of 중의학 (“traditional Chinese medicine”)


극동

Far East (a geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole)


중동

Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)


象牙塔

hanja form of 상아탑 (“(idiomatic) university”)


高手

hanja form of 고수 (“gosu; highly skilled person”)


디스크

disk, disc
intervertebral disc
spinal disc herniation, slipped disc


緊要

hanja form of 긴요 (“important; critical; serious”)


音盤

hanja form of 음반 (“disk, record (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record)”)


自由意志主義

hanja form of 자유의지주의 (“(economics, politics) libertarianism”)


人形劇

hanja form of 인형극 (“puppet show (theatrical performance with puppets)”)


고무

inspiration; encouragement; cheering; uplifting of the spirit


紊亂

hanja form of 문란 (“disorder; confusion”)


敵對

hanja form of 적대 (“hostility; opposition”)


抛物線

hanja form of 포물선 (“geometric parabola”)


實錄

hanja form of 실록 (“authentic records (year-by-year records of events related to the emperor or king)”)


단추

button (a knob or small disc serving as a fastener)

button (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger)


水酸基

hanja form of 수산기 (“(chemistry) hydroxyl”)


增補

hanja form of 증보 (“supplement to a publication”)


可視化

hanja form of 가시화 (“realization, visualization”)


所致

hanja form of 소치 (“reason of one's own action”)


小確幸

hanja form of 소확행 (“little but certain happiness”)


玉篇

hanja form of 옥편 (“Chinese character dictionary”)


誤謬

hanja form of 오류 (“mistake, error, fallacy”)


擴散

hanja form of 확산 (“spreading; dissemination; diffusion”)


爬蟲類

hanja form of 파충류 (“reptiles (collectively)”)


알바

short for 알바생 (albasaeng, “part-time worker”)


民主社會主義

hanja form of 민주사회주의 (“democratic socialism”)


景致

hanja form of 경치 (“scenery, scene, view”)


지하실

basement, cellar (floor below ground level)


伊太利

hanja form of 이태리 : Italy (a country in Southern Europe)


덴푸라

alternative form of 덴뿌라 (denppura, “tempura”)


異教

alternative form of 異敎 (“paganism; heathenism”)


鬚髥

hanja form of 수염 (“mustache, beard, whiskers; awn”)


高熱

hanja form of 고열 (“high temperature; high fever”)


세계어

international auxiliary language
world language


國際補助語

hanja form of 국제보조어 (“international auxiliary language”)


오랑캐

barbarian; uncivilised people (in particular, all non-Chinese and non-Korean people as historically viewed from the perspective of Chinese and Koreans)


公衆電話

hanja form of 공중전화 (“payphone, public telephone”)


드라이브

driving (a car etc.)
a drive (storage medium)


運動靴

hanja form of 운동화 (“sneakers, trainers, athletic shoes”)


청

Qing dynasty
clear, pure, clean
honey
cheong (fruit syrup)


청

synonym of 청색(靑色) (cheongsaek, “blue (colour)”)


頻尿

hanja form of 빈뇨 (“pollakiuria, frequent urination”)


代表團

hanja form of 대표단 (“delegation (a group of delegates)”)


養蜂家

hanja form of 양봉가 (“apiculturist, beekeeper”)


플라스크

flask (container for a small amount of beverage)


ㅇㅇ

text messaging spelling of 응 (eung, “yeah”)


짠하다

to be bitterly regretful; to feel depressed


가요

informal polite present indicative of 가다 (gada)

informal polite present interrogative of 가다 (gada)

informal polite present hortative of 가다 (gada)

informal polite present imperative of 가다 (gada)


흥분하다

to be aroused; to be excited; to be agitated


恭遜

hanja form of 공손 (“politeness, courteousness, civility”)


염주

prayer beads, rosary
Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)


게릴라

guerrilla (warfare or irregular soldier)


汚物

hanja form of 오물 (“dirt, filth, dust, garbage”)


不親切

hanja form of 불친절 (“unkindness, unfriendliness”)


신사

The eighteenth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Snake" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


썬글라스

nonstandard spelling of 선글라스 (seon'geullaseu, “sunglasses”)


色眼鏡

hanja form of 색안경 (“sunglasses, dark glasses”)


越境

hanja form of 월경 (“border transgression”)


頹廢

hanja form of 퇴폐 (“degeneration; decadence”)


썸팅

alternative form of 썸 (sseom, “period of flirting before officially beginning a romantic relationship”)


썸

period of flirting before officially beginning a romantic relationship


新婚

hanja form of 신혼 (“being newly married”)


印刷者

hanja form of 인쇄자 (“printer (one who makes prints)”)


郵便函

hanja form of 우편함 (“mailbox, letterbox”)


郵遞筒

hanja form of 우체통 (“mailbox, letterbox, postbox”)


콘택트

ellipsis of 콘택트 렌즈 (kontaekteu renjeu, “contact lens”): contacts


어이

hey! (for calling a person of the same status or lower in an informal way)


지랄하다

to act in a libertine way, to go crazy, to engage in a commotion.


눈빛

the color of one's eyes, the expression of one's eyes, the glitter of one's eyes


함부로

thoughtlessly, carelessly
without permission


넘치다

to overflow, to run over, to brim over, to flood

to exceed, to go beyond (an acceptable limit)


倭人

hanja form of 왜인 (“(dated) a Japanese person”)


形便

hanja form of 형편 (“circumstances, conditions”)


승합차

van, full-size van, 15-passenger van
minibus


妊婦

hanja form of 임부 (“pregnant woman; expecting mother”)


힘내다

to pluck up one's heart, to gather heart


입빠이

alternative form of 이빠이 (ippai, “to a great extent”)


꿰다

to be well-versed in..., to be well-informed of...


老患

hanja form of 노환 (“the infirmities of old age”)


노안

process of gradually having a wrinkly face

face with wrinkles due to old age or bad habits


체언

uninflected/indeclinable word, indeclinable nominal (in Korean or Japanese)


書記長

hanja form of 서기장 (“secretary-general; chief clerk”)


야무수크로

Yamoussoukro (the capital city of Ivory Coast)


라바트

Rabat (the capital city of Morocco, and capital city of the region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco)


누악쇼트

Nouakchott (the capital city of Mauritania)


킨샤사

Kinshasa (the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


極好

hanja form of 극호 (“extremely liking (something)”)


未解決

hanja form of 미해결 (“unsolved, unresolved”)


브라자빌

Brazzaville (the capital city of the Republic of the Congo)


안타나나리보

Antananarivo (the capital of Madagascar)


방기

Bangui (the capital city of the Central African Republic)


비사우

Bissau (the capital city of Guinea-Bissau)


블룸폰테인

Bloemfontein (the judicial capital of South Africa)


케이프타운

Cape Town (a city, the legislative capital of South Africa)


리비도

libido (drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves)


지옥철

a very crowded subway line or rolling stock


生物化學

hanja form of 생물화학 (“biological chemistry”)


부에노스 아이레스

Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)


몬테비데오

Montevideo (the capital city of Uruguay)


횡단보도

crosswalk, pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing


우리집

Hanok
my house; my family's house
my family


빅토리아

[~주(州)] Victoria (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901)

a transliteration of the English female given name Victoria


상투메

São Tomé (the capital of São Tomé and Príncipe)


말라보

Malabo (the capital city of Equatorial Guinea)


릴롱궤

Lilongwe (a city, the capital city of Malawi)


라고스

Lagos (a major city, the former capital of Nigeria)

[~주(州)] Lagos State (a state of Nigeria)


양곤

Yangon (largest city in Myanmar and the former capital)


다르에스살람

Dar es Salaam (the largest city and former capital of Tanzania)


포르토노보

Porto-Novo (the official capital of Benin)


아부다비

Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates)

Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates; the capital city of Abu Dhabi emirate, United Arab Emirates)


리야드

Riyadh (the capital city of Saudi Arabia)


나소

Nassau (the capital city of the Bahamas)


실정

the true state of affairs; the actual situation; the truth


스승

mentor, instructor, guide (in life)
shaman


돌아가시다

to die: honorific of 죽다 (jukda)
to return: honorific of 돌아가다 (doragada)


편찮으시다

to be ill, sick: honorific of 아프다 (apeuda)


藥酒

hanja form of 약주 (“(honorific) alcohol; drink (beverage)”)


橫斷步道

hanja form of 횡단보도 (“pedestrian crossing”)


모반

birthmark (a mark on the skin formed before birth)


公訴

hanja form of 공소 (“(public) prosecution; indictment”)


稅關

hanja form of 세관 (“customs, customhouse”)


今方

hanja form of 금방 (“soon, shortly; just now, just”)


高官

hanja form of 고관 (“high official, dignitary”)


똑바로

straight, upright, even
correctly, properly
truthfully, honestly, straightforwardly


漫畫冊

hanja form of 만화책 (“comic, comic book, manga, manhwa”)


똑똑

with a knocking sound; with a tapping sound


苛刻

hanja form of 가각 (“Root of 가각하다 (gagakhada, “苛刻하다”). Rarely used alone.”)


팝콘

popcorn (a snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating)


구결

kwukyel (one of three early systems for writing Korean phonetically with Chinese characters before the invention of the modern hangul script)


석의

definition, explanation (in a dictionary)


補助詞

hanja form of 보조사 (“accessory word; complement”)


엄친아

Academically successful (and possibly wealthy) male student who is the target of envy among people.


글램핑

glamping, luxurious variety of outdoor camping, particularly referring to the culture in South Korea


득템

obtaining an item in an online roleplaying game

to buy merchandise online (usually for free or at a lower price)


해외구매

the act of purchasing merchandise from overseas online services


컴맹

being terrible with computers, or someone who is such


得道

hanja form of 득도 (“the state of being enlightened”)


訛傳

hanja form of 와전 (“spreading of misinformation; misrepresentation”)


京畿

hanja form of 경기 (“capital city and its surrounding area”)


-ㄹ게

Post-vocalic and post-liquid allomorphic form of -을게 (-eulge)


-을게

An informal verbal suffix conveying a promise to be upheld in the future.


가자 지구

Gaza Strip (a region in Palestine between Egypt and Israel)


사신

death (personified), God of death, shinigami


저승사자

death (personified), the angel of death, the death angel, the Grim Reaper, Azrael


강화하다

to strengthen, to intensify
to level up or enchant (an item)


놓치다

to let something slip, to let something go (intentionally)

to miss, to lose, to waste (unintentionally)


실시되다

to take effect
to go into effect
to come into effect/operation


돌아보다

to look back, to think back, to reminisce


해당하다

to be relevant, be applicable, apply, correspond


도와주다

to help, to assist, to aid, to give (somebody) a hand


앞서다

to outdistance, to lead, to take the lead


실업가

businessman, businesswoman, entrepreneur, industrialist


實業家

hanja form of 실업가 (“businessman, businesswoman, entrepreneur, industrialist”)


西人

hanja form of 서인 (“Westerner (rare); political faction (historical)”)


추진

promotion, thrust, driving force, propulsion


순수하다

pure, unmixed, genuine
selfless, pure
innocent


세계관

a fictional universe as a holistic system including the rules of the story

a mix of the definitions after the first one combined


정확히

exactly, accurately, correctly, precisely


지치다

exhausted, tired
tired, be fed up, be weary, be bored of


핑퐁

table tennis, ping pong (game similar to tennis)


전자레인지

microwave oven (oven using microwave energy)


육자진언

(Tantric tradition) name of om mani padme hum


구주

Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)


바스테르

Basseterre (the capital city of Saint Kitts and Nevis)


브리지타운

Bridgetown (the capital city of Barbados)


포트오브스페인

Port of Spain (the capital of Trinidad and Tobago)


킹스타운

Kingstown (the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)


例文

hanja form of 례문 (“example sentence, sample sentence (North Korea)”)


例文

hanja form of 예문 (“example sentence, sample sentence(South Korea)”)


와가두구

Ouagadougou (the capital of Burkina Faso)


이슬

dew, dewdrop
tear, teardrop
something ephemeral
vaginal fluid


비트

beet (Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar)


비트

beat (pulse)
beats (hip-hop instrumental)


鄰國

hanja form of 인국 (“neighbouring country”)


素數

hanja form of 소수 (“prime number (natural number)”)


法律學

hanja form of 법률학 (“jurisprudence”) (the theoretical study of law)


포트

port (logical or physical construct into and from which data are transferred)


敎員

hanja form of 교원 (“teacher; educator; instructor”)


水戰

hanja form of 수전 (“battle on water; naval warfare”)


太平天國

hanja form of 태평천국 (“Taiping Heavenly Kingdom”)


街路

hanja form of 가로 (“street, road, avenue”)


寵兒

hanja form of 총아 (“the darling; emblem”)


藥學

hanja form of 약학 (“pharmacy, pharmacology (science)”)


鴨綠江

hanja form of 압록강 (“Yalu River (on the China-North Korea border)”)


陽炎

hanja form of 양염 (“heat haze; waves of heat; heat waves; (a veil of) heat shimmer; shimmering of heated air”)


護法

hanja form of 호법 (“the defense of the constitution, the defense of a religion, doctrines”)


압록강

Yalu River, Amnok River (border river between North Korea and China)


字形

hanja form of 자형 (“form or shape of a Chinese character, kanji; font; typeface”)


그나마

at least; still
even though
nevertheless


출연하다

to appear (as on a stage or on TV), to make an appearance


연결되다

to be connected, to be joined, to be linked


다가가다

to approach, to get closer, to go near, to come up


반장

class monitor, class president
squad leader
honcho


硏究者

hanja form of 연구자 (“researcher, investigator”)


에스파냐

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


소나타

sonata (a musical composition for one or a few instruments)


유모차

stroller, pram, perambulator (baby carriage)


戰亂

hanja form of 전란 (“war, disturbances, hostilities, chaos of war”)


화재

fire (as a disaster), blaze, conflagration


수갑

handcuffs, manacles, shackles, irons, cuffs


초음파

ultrasound (sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing)


國字

hanja form of 국자 (“hangul, national Korean script”)


젤리

jelly (dessert)
jelly, a nickname for pawpads


분모

denominator (the number or expression written below the line in a fraction)


和紙

hanja form of 화지 (“washi, traditional Japanese paper”)


셀레나

a transliteration of the English female given name Selena


阿弗利加

hanja form of 아불리가 :
hanja form of 아불리가 :
obsolete spelling of 아프리카 (apeurika)


孫悟空

hanja form of 손오공 (“Sun Wukong, Son Gokū”)


古氣候學

hanja form of 고기후학 (“palaeoclimatology”)


公海

hanja form of 공해 (“high seas; international waters”)


競技場

hanja form of 경기장 (“(sports) field, stadium, grounds”)


旺盛

hanja form of 왕성 (“flourishing; prosperity”)


抗爭

hanja form of 항쟁 (“strife; struggle; resistance”)


창포검

single-bladed straight sword used during the Joseon dynasty (often it a form of concealed weapon)


환도

single-bladed curved military sword used during the Joseon dynasty (much closer to Japanese wakazaki in appearance in real life)


운검

highly-decorated single-bladed curved sword used by the member of the royal guards during the Joseon dynasty


招來

hanja form of 초래 (“bringing about; giving rise to”)


職業病

hanja form of 직업병 (“occupational disease”)


公益廣告

hanja form of 공익광고 (“public service announcement”)


白頭

hanja form of 백두 (“Paektu Mountain (on the China-North Korea border)”)


白頭山

hanja form of 백두산 (“Paektu Mountain (on the China-North Korea border)”)


서고

library (institution which holds books etc.)


서고

common rough woodlouse, Porcellio scaber


전차

tank (armoured fighting vehicle)
chariot
The Chariot (Tarot card)


多重國籍

hanja form of 다중국적 (“multiple citizenship”)


每月

hanja form of 매월 (“every month, each month”)


장보다

to go to market, to go shopping
to buy groceries
to open a booth at a market


大學院

hanja form of 대학원 (“graduate school, postgraduate school”)


青龍

alternative form of 靑龍 (hanja form of 청룡 (“Azure Dragon, one of the Four symbols of the Chinese constellations”) )


無雙

hanja form of 무쌍 (“being matchless, peerless, unparalleled, unrivalled”)


豊饒

hanja form of 풍요 (“abundance; richness”)


못지않다

to be as ... as (shortened form of 못지아니하다)


위주

(expressing the instrumental function of a noun, often used as 위주로, 위주의)


전해지다

to be told, to be reported, to be conveyed


권하다

to advise, to suggest, to recommend
to offer, to recommend


수행하다

to fulfill, to perform, to carry out, to accomplish, to execute


功利主義

hanja form of 공리주의 (“(philosophy) utilitarianism”)


알아듣다

to understand, to follow, to see, to get


인연

the ties between two people over the course of their lives; one's connection with certain people or things


흔들리다

to shake, to waver, to wobble, to quake, to wave, to sway, to swing, to rock, to roll, to pitch, to flicker


날아가다

to fly (away, off), to be blown away
to be gone, to be lost


세워지다

to be founded, be constructed; be built; go up (passive form of 세우다)


오랜만

long time; the first occurrence after a long absence


확실히

surely, certainly, definitely, unquestionably, for certain, for sure, without doubt


교류

exchange, interchange
alternating current


大企業

hanja form of 대기업 (“large company, conglomerate”)


전달하다

to convey, to pass on, to transmit, to communicate


감동

sensation; touching by heart; moving by heart


通稱

hanja form of 통칭 (“generic name; general term”)


新時代

hanja form of 신시대 (“new age; new era; new epoch; new period”)


급하다

urgent, pressing
impetuous, rash
steep
fast, rapid, swift


마루

floor's covering, especially for wood flooring


성적

achievements; accomplishments; (school) grade; (exam) result


科學技術

hanja form of 과학기술 (“science and technology”)


간균

bacillus (any bacteria in the genus Bacillus)


天父

hanja form of 천부 (“(Heavenly) Father (God, the father of Creation)”)


抗日

hanja form of 항일 (“resistance to Japan; anti-Japanese”)


瑇瑁

hanja form of 대모 (“hawksbill sea turtle”) alternative spelling of 玳瑁


한문

Writing consisting only of Chinese characters.


化學平衡

hanja form of 화학 평형 (“(chemistry) chemical equilibrium”)


왕관

crown (the headdress of a king or queen)


메소드 연기

alternative form of 메서드 연기 (meseodeu yeon'gi)


메서드

alternative form of 메소드 (mesodeu) (prescriptive form, rarely followed)


메소드

the method; a technique of acting created by Russian actor Konstantin Stanislavski


-을래

In the intimate speech level, or with -요 (-yo) in the polite speech level, a desiderative suffix marking the subject's intention about the future:


운수

a priest who wanders to look for a master of spiritual enlightenment


운반

transportation, transport, transit, conveyance, carriage


운반

middle of the cloud; amidst the cloud
November of the lunar calendar


-을지

Used to convey a doubt, or an indirect question about the future:


-던데

Equivalent to -더- (-deo-) + -는데 (-neunde). See there for more.


-다가

and then; conveys an action or state coming to a halt and another beginning


벗기다

to take off, to undress
to peel, to skin


진행하다

to progress, to make progress (To move forward)

to progress, to make progress (To keep doing something)


답답하다

frustrated
stuffy, stifling, suffocating


깔리다

to be pinned (under something, beneath something)


잠기다

to sink, to be submerged
to be absorbed in
to be locked


공개하다

to make something or someone noticeable to the public; to make public


깨지다

to become shattered (of a state of calm or tranquility)

to break up (of a romantic relationship)


마땅하다

to be suitable, to be appropriate, to be right


바로잡다

to correct, to adjust, to reform, to remedy, to straighten


아무렇다

unspecific (as in being in an undefined, unspecific, or unimportant situation)

careless (as in doing something in a careless manner or on a whim)


잇따르다

to follow (in terms of a chain of events)


허용하다

to allow, to permit (through a formal convention)


정해지다

to be decided, destined, fixed, established, provided, laid down


뒤집다

to invert, to flip (an object, such as a pancake on a hot skillet)

to turn upside down, to capsize (a floating vessel, from rowboats to ships, of any size)


불러일으키다

to arouse, to cause (make something to generate certain actions or reactions)


안되다

to be sorry, to feel regretful (for an unfortunate situation)


제출하다

to submit, hand in (something to someone)


조심스럽다

to be chary, to be careful, to be cautious


문어

The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini).


정찰병

scout (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings)


전사

warrior (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare)


평범

commonness; commonplaceness; banality; platitude; mediocrity; homeliness


근무

work, duty, service (at a company), etc.


개한민국

South Korea (used exclusively among South Korean youths)


특정

particular, specific, certain (attributive)


嗚呼

hanja form of 오호 (“(literary, dated) alas!”)


진하다

to be thick, to be strong, to be concentrated


회복하다

to recover, to regain, to get back
to recover, to recuperate


흘러가다

to flow, to run
to pass, to go by, to elapse


고생하다

to have a hard time, to go through hardship


묻히다

to coat
to be buried
to be surrounded by
to be buried, to be covered


접하다

to border, to adjoin
to learn, to hear
to encounter, to meet, to come across


망하다

to fail, to go under; to go broke, to go bankrupt

to be bad, to be rough, to be immoral; to not like: Unlike the Standard Korean definition, there are multiple uses of the term and can be used interchangeably with 나쁘다 (nappeuda), 싫다 (silta) and a variety of other more negative verbs.


다짐하다

to promise, to resolve, to make a resolution


멀어지다

to recede, to die away
to grow apart, to drift apart


되찾다

to retrieve, to find (something again)
to return, to recover


사귀다

to date, to go out with, to be boyfriend/girlfriend with


굶다

to skip (a meal), to starve, to fast
to skip one's turn
to be starved for sex


뛰어넘다

to leap, to jump (over something)
to surpass, to exceed


맞이하다

to receive (guests)
to greet, to welcome


苦悶

hanja form of 고민 (“agony, anguish, worry, trouble”)


歸國

hanja form of 귀국 (“homecoming, returning to one's country”)


代身

hanja form of 대신 (“substitution, replacement”)


망

any object that looks like a fishing net


망

朢: alternative form of 望
(MC reading: 朢 (MC mjang|mjangH))


맞이

short for 맞이굿 (majigut, “welcoming ritual for the gods”)


불가피

Root of 불가피하다 (bulgapihada). Rarely used alone.


申告

hanja form of 신고 (“report, declaration”)


豫想

hanja form of 예상 (“expectation, anticipation”)


외면

exterior surface; outward appearance
looking away, turning away


택

home, house, place of living (see 댁)
housing (of elders)


양쪽

both sides, both parties
both sides, either side


도저히

not at all, (with negative verb) possibly (as in "couldn't possibly")


마구

carelessly, recklessly, indiscriminately, at random


마구

synonym of 마구간(馬廏間) (magugan, “horse stable”)


내지

from how many to how many (Sino-Korean manifestation of 얼마에서 얼마까지)


굶주리다

to starve; to be hungry
to be hungry for (knowledge etc.)


白夜

hanja form of 백야 (“midnight sun (white night)”)


산신각

small building within a Korean Buddhist temple ground that houses a mountain god from Korean folk belief (depicted as an old man with a tiger)


ㅇㄱㄹㅇ

initialism of 이거레알 (igeoreal, “for real”)


유난히

particularly, especially, exceptionally, unusually


정식

dish served in restaurants or hotels at a specific mealtime


정식

transplanting seedlings from the nursery bed to the field


정식

eating from cauldrons of a variety of foods served one after another; such sumptuous meal (of the nobility)


정식

food allowed for monks, including white rice, barley rice, kongbap, barley flour, rice cakes, etc.


정식

algebraic expression with only addition, subtraction or multiplication operations, without any variable in the denominator or the radical sign


報告書

hanja form of 보고서 (“(written) report, paper”)


상하다

to go bad (sour, rotten), to get stale
to get hurt; to get damaged
to be offended
to grow emaciated, haggard


업종

a category of business; a type of industry


業種

hanja form of 업종 (“a category of business; a type of industry”)


신학

theology (study of God, or a god, or gods)


탈조선

moving to other countries (used exclusively among South Korean youths)


계급

class (social division based on socio-economic status)


西京

hanja form of 서경 (“a western capital, a former name of a number of cities”)


馬醉木

hanja form of 마취목 (“Japanese andromeda”)


략어

North Korea standard form of 약어 (yageo, “abbreviation, acronym, shortening”)


보람

fruitfulness, usefulness (state being of worthy for an action)


高溫

hanja form of 고온 (“high temperature, high heat”)


특별히

especially, in particular, special, specially


분명

Root of 분명하다 (bunmyeonghada) / 분명히 (bunmyeonghi). Rarely used alone.


하여튼

anyway, anyhow, in any case, at any rate


個人的

hanja form of 개인적 (“personal, individual”)


깜짝

while blinking one's eyes (especially in shock)

with surprise, with a shock (often in a positive way)


박다

(often used in conjunction with eyes) to stare into a place

to bend down or press down on one's head or face

to put letters or pictures on a printed page

(…을 …으로, …을 …을) to linger in one's mind or memory

(…을 …으로, …을 …을) to write down what is needed for reporting, decision, instruction, command, etc.

(…을 …으로, …을 …을) to thrust oars into the water


數論

hanja form of 수론 (“(mathematics) number theory”)


담임

being in charge of (a class, a church, etc.)

short for 담임교사(擔任敎師) (damimgyosa, “homeroom teacher”)


安全門

hanja form of 안전문 (“platform screen door”)


南無阿彌陀佛

hanja form of 나무아미타불 (“Namo Amitābhāya”)


지각

being / arriving late (for work, school, etc.)


브리핑

briefing (a short and concise summary of a situation)


정비

improvement
outfitting, being equipped for
service, maintenance


상상력

imagination (image-making power of the mind)


西夏

hanja form of 서하 (“the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227); the Tangut Empire”)


앤티가 바부다

Antigua and Barbuda (a country consisting of two islands in the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda, and numerous other small islands)


락사

laksa (a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia)


노크

a knock (tapping on the door to alert of one's presence)


內腔

hanja form of 내강 (“lumen (cavity within tubular organ)”)


各國

hanja form of 각국 (“each country/nation; various countries”)


부아

anger
lung (organ)
meat attached to the lung or throat


년도

year (administrative, fiscal, school, etc.)


三振

hanja form of 삼진 (“(baseball) a strikeout”)


肯定的

hanja form of 긍정적 (“positive, affirmative”)


익다

to ripen
to be cooked
to get burnt (by the sun)


익다

to be skilled, to be experienced
to be familiar


직전

directly in front, directly ahead
just before


거꾸로

upside down, inside out
backward, in reverse order


玄奘

hanja form of 현장 (“Xuanzang, Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator who described the interaction between China and India in the early Tang dynasty”)


民話

hanja form of 민화 (“folktale, fairy tale”)


깃

wings (of a bird)
feather; plume
fletching (on an arrow)


깃

litter (e.g. straw or dry grass) used as bedding for animals


젖꼭지

nipple (projection of mammary gland)
pacifier, dummy


憲兵

hanja form of 헌병 (“military police; gendarmerie”)


헌병

military police
military policeman
gendarmerie
gendarme


語義

hanja form of 어의 (“(linguistics) sense, meaning of words; semantics”)


존예

being very pretty, damn pretty (존나 예쁘다 (jonna yeppeuda))

being very sensitive (존나 예민하다 (jonna yeminhada))


좆나

as fuck, fucking (vulgar intensifying adverb)


키리바시

Kiribati (a country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)


나우루

Nauru (a country and island of Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)


냉무

empty content (of a thread at an internet forum)


ㅈㅅ

text messaging spelling of 죄송하다 (joesonghada)


ㅄ

비읍시옷 (bieupsiot), a jamo (letter) of hangul, the Korean writing system


自然環境

hanja form of 자연환경 (“natural environment”)


女學生

hanja form of 여학생 (“female student; schoolgirl”)


틴에이저

teenager (person aged between thirteen and nineteen)


아야톨라

ayatollah (a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism)


교포

countryman living abroad; overseas compatriots


소화기

clipping of 소화기관 (sohwagigwan, “digestive organ”)


자판기

clipping of 자동판매기(自動販賣機) (jadongpanmaegi, “vending machine”)


해묵다

to be carried/brought over from the previous year


민서

meatgrinder, mincer (device for cutting meat)


욕

abuse, insulting remark
scolding, reprimand
trouble, effort, labour
shame, humiliation, disgrace


그쪽

there, that way
your party, your side, you


떠들썩하다

to be noisy, to be boisterous
to be troubled, to be disturbed
to be sensational, to be much discussed


異端

hanja form of 이단 (“heresy (dissension from religious dogma)”)


-스럽다

Attached after nouns or roots, to form adjectives expressing the sense of "to have the property/feeling of". Forms p-irregular adjectives.


因數分解

hanja form of 인수분해 (“(mathematics) factorization”)


매장

burying underground (for the purpose of concealment)

deposit (of natural resources underground)


독신자

bachelor, someone who prefers not to get married


앰풀

ampoule (small glass vial hermetically sealed)


康熙

hanja form of 강희 (“Kangxi (one of the emperors of the Qing dynasty)”)


百年國恥

hanja form of 백년국치 (“Century of Humiliation”)


太極旗

hanja form of 태극기 (“Taegeukgi, the official flag of South Korea”)


오스트레일리아 연방

Commonwealth of Australia (official name of Australia: a country in Oceania)


저고리

jeogori (Korean traditional jacket, upper garment of Korean traditional clothes)


유서

a letter or note left by one immediately before death; will, testament


移調

hanja form of 이조 (“music transposition”)


殉職

hanja form of 순직 (“dying at one's post”)


활

bow (rod used for playing stringed instruments)


外務省

hanja form of 외무성 (“ministry of foreign affairs”)


爆笑

hanja form of 폭소 (“uproarious laughter”)


北極點

hanja form of 북극점 (“(geography) north pole”)


南極點

hanja form of 남극점 (“(geography) south pole”)


에취

achoo, atchoo, atishoo (the sound of a sneeze)


敬而遠之

hanja form of 경이원지 (“staying at a respectful distance from, giving a wide berth (to)”)


경이원지

staying at a respectful distance from, giving a wide berth (to)


局限

hanja form of 국한 (“limit, localisation”)


全盛期

hanja form of 전성기 (“heyday; glory years”)


비늘

scales (covering the skin of certain animals)


形聲

hanja form of 형성 (“phonosemantic compounding (a way of creating Han characters by combining a component that indicates the meaning with a component that indicates the pronunciation)”)


友好的

hanja form of 우호적 (“friendly, amicable”)


零下

hanja form of 영하 (“temperature below zero”)


老處女

hanja form of 노처녀 (“spinster, old maid (unmarried woman)”)


動物崇拜

hanja form of 동물숭배 (“zoolatry; animal worship”)


형부

elder sister's husband, (one's) brother-in-law


형부

The imperial Chinese Ministry of Punishments (i.e., Justice) from the Tang to Qing dynasties.

the Korean ministry of Punishments (i.e., Justice) of Goryeo Kingdom


砲火

hanja form of 포화 (“gunfire, artillery fire”)


나이트

nightclub with an introduction system between men and women


비숍

Bishop (names of various cities and towns)


獸姦

hanja form of 수간 (“bestiality (sexual activity)”)


散發

hanja form of 산발 (“sporadic occurrence”)


收支

hanja form of 수지 (“income and expenditure”)


라인

lineage, connections, predominantly referring to celebrities who rise in popularity by association to and through connections with another, more popular celebrity

members of a team or group with some shared characteristic, collectively; line


俗世

hanja form of 속세 (“the (secular) world, earthly life”)


燈油

hanja form of 등유 (“kerosene; lamp oil, paraffin”)


石蠟

hanja form of 석랍 (“paraffin wax, coal oil”)


被除數

hanja form of 피제수 (“dividend (а number that is to be divided by another)”)


減數

hanja form of 감수 (“numerical reduction; subtrahend”)


살살하다

to be wily, sly, cunning
to be delicate; to go easy


페달

pedal (of a vehicle, bicycle, sewing machine, piano, etc.)


말벌

any wasp or hornet in the family Vespidae


反則

hanja form of 반칙 (“foul; violation; cheat”)


古人類學

hanja form of 고인류학 (“paleoanthropology”)


銃口

hanja form of 총구 (“muzzle (open end of a gun)”)


個人崇拜

hanja form of 개인숭배 (“cult of personality; personality cult”)


스미다

to soak into, to permeate; to ooze
to blow into, to penetrate through
to sink into, to be imbued


스며들다

to permeate, to percolate, to infiltrate


트램펄린

trampoline (gymnastic and recreational device)


알약

pill, tablet (small, usually medicinal object for swallowing)


얼핏

in an instant, in a flash, by chance, by accident


줄곧

continuously, constantly, all the time
all along, ever since...


말기

final period; terminal period; last stage


박수

male shaman; male priest of Korean shamanism, the indigenous religion of the country


들끓다

to swarm, to gather, to infest
to seethe, to be excited


사생자

illegitimate child; bastard (person born to unmarried parents)


드라이 클리닝

dry cleaning (process of cleaning without water)


諸行無常

hanja form of 제행무상 (“the impermanence of worldly things”)


千年

hanja form of 천년 (“a millennium; a thousand years”)


性情

hanja form of 성정 (“nature of a person; temperament”)


-이나

just (instead of something else)
or
no less than; as much as
no matter which/who
Used in -다나 (-dana).


산문

gate of a temple or monastery
opening in a mountain; mountain gate
vulva


두마

duma (lower house of Russian national parliament)


포탈

alternative form of 포털 (poteol, “website”)


噴火口

hanja form of 분화구 (“crater (opening of a volcano)”)


넉

four (only used for four archaic unit of measurements: 냥, 되, 섬, and 자)


警報器

hanja form of 경보기 (“siren, alarm (device for making a sound alarm)”)


경보기

siren, alarm (device for making a sound alarm)


서너

three or four, three to four (before a classifier)


고대

fervent waiting for, fervent expectations


젤

contraction of 제일(第一) (jeil, “first, number one”)


교의

a ceremonial chair on which the spirit tablet is placed during ancestor commemoration


건전하다

to be sound, wholesome (in terms of having upright ethics)


보살

bodhisattva (in Buddhism, a person or being who foregoes personal nirvana to help others reach enlightenment)

kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person

shamaness; priestess of Korean shamanism, the indigenous religion of the country


硫化水素

hanja form of 유화수소 (“hydrogen sulphide”)


류음

North Korea standard form of 유음 (yueum, “liquid consonant”)


雷管

hanja form of 뇌관 (“detonator (device used to detonate an explosive device)”)


뇌관

detonator (device used to detonate an explosive device)


노예

slave (person owned by another, forced to work for another or to perform sexual acts)


어우러지다

to be harmoniously combined; to get joined together in good harmony


찔리다

to get (something) pierced; to be stabbed


-라뇨

post-vowel allomorphic form of -이라뇨 (-iranyo)


配電盤

hanja form of 배전반 (“switchboard, distributor”)


아자

An interjection expressing encouragement.


북돋우다

to earth up (plant)
to encourage, to excite, to cheer up


校舍

hanja form of 교사 (“school building, school house”)


다발

bundle, bunch, cluster; bouquet (of flowers), wad (of cash)


行首

hanja form of 행수 (“head (of a group), leader, boss”)


마무리

finishing, completion, concluding
conclusion, ending


마무르다

to settle; to bring something to a finish; to conclude


돌이키다

to turn around
to regain, to recover, to undo
to look back upon, to reflect
to reconsider, to change one's mind


外貌

hanja form of 외모 (“(outward) appearance, look”)


리어카

a small wagon powered either by a person or a bike


松子

hanja form of 송자 (“(dated) pine nut; pinecone”)


실태

reality (in terms of a real-life current condition, usually used in news or business reports)


長波

hanja form of 장파 (“longwave (of radio waves)”)


개국

opening up a country (to trade and diplomatic relations)


개국

opening of a post office, broadcasting station, or any other facility ending in -국(局) (-guk)


미처

yet (up to a certain point of event or a certain phase; usually for denoting a consequence of a failed act)


무려

as many as, as much as, no less than (denoting an unexpectedly large number)

none other than, no other than (denoting an unexpected occurrence or entity)


무려

Root of 무려(無慮)하다 (muryeohada, “to be without concern”). Rarely used alone.


가치관

value (one's morals, morality, or belief system)


벗겨지다

to come off; to fall off; to be removed; to be unzipped


造詣

hanja form of 조예 (“expertise; familiarity”)


다듬다

to prune, to trim
to make even, to smooth
to plume, to preen
to polish, to refine
to finish up


反亂

hanja form of 반란 (“rebellion, uprising, revolt, insurrection”)


하긴

honestly, in fact, really, indeed (used as a positive feedback for an aforementioned topic in a conversation)


義務教育

alternative form of 義務敎育 (“compulsory education”)


分子生物學

hanja form of 분자생물학 (“molecular biology”)


蛇足

hanja form of 사족 (“something superfluous, unnecessary”)


管理人

hanja form of 관리인 (“keeper; janitor; custodian; caretaker”)


倭國

hanja form of 왜국 (“(now derogatory) Japan”)


돌아다니다

to get around, to go around, to wander, to roam


돌려주다

to accommodate (a person with a loan), to advance


시집보내다

to give one's daughter away in a marriage; to marry off one's daughter


시집

one's husband's home; the family a woman marries into


골무

thimble (a protective cap for the finger)


時勢

hanja form of 시세 (“the times; market price”)


하이퍼링크

hyperlink (link from one electronic document to another)


다정하다

to be friendly (towards someone), act in a kind way


배다

to soak into; to penetrate
to get used to; to get accustomed to


배다

to conceive; to be pregnant (with a child)


배다

to be packed to the full; to be filled up


억울하다

to be victimized by an unfair situation, or to feel as such


음성

Eumseong (a town and county of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea)


用紙

hanja form of 용지 (“form (document to be filled)”)


조리개

aperture, iris (of camera)
a tightening thread; a tie


조이다

alternative form of 죄다 (joeda, “to cinch, to tighten, to put close; to squeeze”)


죄다

to cinch; to tighten, to make tighter
to put close; to sit close
to feel anxious; to worry
to squeeze, to be tight


萬有引力

hanja form of 만유인력 (“universal gravitation”)


페루 공화국

Republic of Peru (official name of Peru: a country in South America)


아낙

synonym of 아낙네 (anangne, “woman”)
the ladies' quarters; boudoir


凌駕

hanja form of 능가 (“excelling; surpassing; outdoing”)


정유

The thirty-fourth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire Rooster" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


公國

hanja form of 공국 (“duchy; dukedom; principality”)


성병

a sexually transmitted disease; a venereal disease


짓궂다

to be annoying, harassing, ill-tempered, malicious, mischievous


멋

zest, taste, flavour, relish
dandyism, foppery


出納

hanja form of 출납 (“receipt and disbursement”)


可望

hanja form of 가망 (“chance; possibility; hope”)


大英帝國

hanja form of 대영제국 (“the British Empire”)


象牙海岸

hanja form of 상아해안 (“Côte d'Ivoire (obsolete)”)


파이

pi (name of the Greek, Ancient Greek letter π)


施惠

hanja form of 시혜 (“generosity; charity; the dispensing of generosity or charity”)


白檀

hanja form of 백단 (“Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)”)


廷臣

hanja form of 정신 (“courtier (attendant at a royal court)”)


어긋나다

to go crisscross with; to run contrary to; to go against


退化

hanja form of 퇴화 (“degeneration; retrogression”)


다이아몬드

diamond (uncountable: mineral)
a diamond (gemstone)
diamonds


國安

hanja form of 국안 (“well-being of nation”)


聯合王國

hanja form of 연합 왕국 : United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)


聯合王國

hanja form of 련합 왕국 : United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)


종파

denomination; (religious) sect; religious order


盥洗

hanja form of 관세 (“purificatory washing of the hands (usually in preparation for a Confucian ceremony)”)


大洋洲

hanja form of 대양주 : Oceania (a continent or continental region composed of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia)


創世

hanja form of 창세 (“creation of the world”)


음역자

a sinogram created and used only for its phonetic value; a transliteration sinogram (e.g. 乭)


해바라기

sunflower
basking in the sun; bathing in the sun


熾熱

hanja form of 치열 (“scorching heat, extreme heat”)


푸에르토리코 자유 연합주

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the official name of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States)


酒類

hanja form of 주류 (“alcoholic drinks; liquor”)


베니스

Venice (a city, the regional capital of Veneto, Italy)


心理戰

hanja form of 심리전 (“psychological warfare”)


不條理

hanja form of 부조리 (“absurdity; the absurd”)


되뇌다

to repeat the same words; to say over again


直滑降

hanja form of 직활강 (“(skiing) schuss (straight run downhill)”)


Encloses a quotation.
Encloses a proper noun.


上半身

hanja form of 상반신 (“the upper half of the body”)


㭐

daenama (대나마, 大奈麻) – the tenth (10th) rank in the class system of the ancient Silla dynasty


中將

hanja form of 중장 (“lieutenant general; vice admiral”)


凶器

hanja form of 흉기 (“deadly weapon; lethal weapon”)


總督府

hanja form of 총독부 (“Governor-General Building”)


絃樂器

hanja form of 현악기 (“string instrument, stringed instrument”)


體內

hanja form of 체내 (“the interior of the body”)


海賊船

hanja form of 해적선 (“a pirate ship, a ship used by pirates”)


oppa: older male friend; synonym of 오빠 (oppa)


三皇五帝

hanja form of 삼황오제 (“the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors”)


違和感

hanja form of 위화감 (“a sense of disharmony”)


周知

hanja form of 주지 (“being generally known; especially in the collocation 주지의 사실 (juji-ui sasil, “well-known fact; common knowledge”)”)


短篇

hanja form of 단편 (“short story; short piece of fiction”)

hanja form of 단편 (“conte, disjecta membra”)


中篇

hanja form of 중편 (“mid-length piece of writing”)


過呼吸

hanja form of 과호흡 (“hyperpnea; overbreathing; hyperventilation”)


竹簡

hanja form of 죽간 (“bamboo slip (used for writing)”)


부대찌개

budae jjigae (a type of jjigae made with various American meats)


자격지심

feeling of self-reproach; self-accusation; guilty conscience


로안

North Korea standard spelling of 노안 (noan)


란시

North Korea standard spelling of 난시 (nansi)


內務

hanja form of 내무 (“internal affairs; home affairs; domestic affairs”)


最大公約數

hanja form of 최대공약수 (“greatest common divisor”)


特使

hanja form of 특사 (“envoy, emissary; special ambassador”)


遊擊手

hanja form of 유격수 (“(baseball) shortstop”)


割愛

hanja form of 할애 (“forsaking, parting with”)


安全帽

hanja form of 안전모 (“safety helmet, hard hat”)


생태계

an ecosystem (system of an ecological community and its environment)


汽化器

hanja form of 기화기 (“carburetor (a device in an internal combustion engine)”)


명란

abbreviation of 명란젓 (myeongnanjeot, “pickled pollack roe”)


아메바

amoeba (a member of a genus of unicellular protozoa)


地級市

hanja form of 지급시 (“prefecture-level city”)


여우비

sun shower (a short spell of rain with sunshine, light rain while the sun shines)


그렇지

isn't it? aren't you?, etc. (seeking confirmation)


꽉

tight; while repressing a painful emotion


모처럼

especially
after a long time; long-awaited


在野

hanja form of 재야 (“being out of office, in opposition”)


在野黨

hanja form of 재야당 (“(politics) the opposition party”)


의지하다

to lean on, to recline
to rely on, to depend on


책임지다

to take responsibility, to be responsible


小說家

hanja form of 소설가 (“novelist (author of novels)”)


처남

one's wife's brother; one's brother-in-law


閉館

hanja form of 폐관 (“closing (of libraries, museums, exhibitions, etc.)”)


윷

abbreviation of 윷짝 (yutjjak, “Yut sticks”)

abbreviation of 윷가락 (yutgarak, “Yut sticks”)

4 points (made by a cast of yut sticks).


흐릿하다

dim; faint; hazy; unclear; vague
cloudy; overcast


菩提

hanja form of 보리 (“bodhi; enlightenment”)


약자

a colloquial simplified form of a character


튀각

fried kelp, flake of kelp oiled and toasted


先農湯

hanja form of 설렁탕 (“seollongtang (a type of Korean soup)”)


연맹

federation, union, alliance, association


厭世

hanja form of 염세 (“pessimism; weariness with life”)


학번

year, grade
student ID
year that someone entered a university


뻔하다

close to (doing something); nearly; almost


상담

advice, counsel, consultation; customer service (in-person or at least by voice, typically with an expert or company employee)


음력

the traditional lunisolar calendar of East Asia


승강기

synonym of 엘리베이터 (ellibeiteo, “elevator”)


優劣

hanja form of 우열 (“(relative) merits, superiority or inferiority, good and bad, quality”)


伏線

hanja form of 복선 (“plot, foreshadowing”)


戀戀

hanja form of 연연 (“attachment, affection”)


소원

the fourth rank of concubines during the Joseon dynasty


소원

an employee of a research or teaching institute


소원

an appeal from the ruling of a lower court


金瓶梅

hanja form of 금병매 (“The Plum in the Golden Vase”)


領空

hanja form of 령공 (“airspace (North Korea)”)


解說

hanja form of 해설 (“explanation; exposition”)


最小公倍數

hanja form of 최소공배수 (“least common multiple”)


秒針

hanja form of 초침 (“(clock) second hand”)


竹書紀年

hanja form of 죽서기년 (“the Bamboo Annals”)


령사

North Korea standard spelling of 영사(領事) (yeongsa, “consul”)


령사관

North Korea standard spelling of 영사관 (yeongsagwan)


묵은해

the old year; last year; the year gone by


意慾

hanja form of 의욕 (“will, desire, ambition”)


정기

fixed period
regular, periodical (attributive)


좋아지다

to improve, to become better
to come to like, to grow fond of


차림

getup, clothes, attire, appearance, outfit


融解

hanja form of 융해 (“fusion; melting; dissolution; liquefaction”)


光州

hanja form of 광주 (“Gwangju, South Korea”)


外交部

hanja form of 외교부 (“foreign ministry, (department of) foreign affairs”)


단념

giving up (a goal), abandonment, resignation


단념하다

to give up (a goal), to abandon, to resign


斷念

hanja form of 단념 (“giving up (a goal), abandonment, resignation”)


더듬다

to feel for; to grope for
to stammer; to stutter
to follow; to trace


망연

Root of 망연하다 (mang'yeonhada, “to be clueless”). Rarely used alone.


아련하다

to be only faintly visible, to be only dimly visible


아련

Root of 아련하다 (aryeonhada) / 아련히 (aryeonhi). Rarely used alone.


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裁縫師

hanja form of 재봉사 (“tailor, seamstress”)


筆談

hanja form of 필담 (“written conversation”)


쥐며느리

woodlouse, sowbug (any species of suborder Oniscidea)


高祖父

hanja form of 고조부 (“great-great-grandfather (the father of someone's great-grandparent)”)


物理化學

hanja form of 물리화학 (“physical chemistry”)


砲臺

hanja form of 포대 (“(military) barbette, fort, battery”)


활용

application (the use of a thing)
conjugation, declension, inflection


북장

fermented soybean paste (as made in Hamgyeongdo, the northeastern region of North Korea)


애틋하다

to be worried, anxious
to be lovable, affectionate
to be regrettable, pitiful


나절

half day; half a day
A certain time or period in a day.


륜회

North Korea standard spelling of 윤회 (yunhoe)


면하다

to avoid, to evade, to get off
to evade, to escape


면하다

to face, to front
to encounter (a situation)


사방

four sides, (in) all directions, everywhere


이내

Emphatic form of 내 (nae, “my”); this ...of mine


外野

hanja form of 외야 (“(baseball) outfield”)


正音

hanja form of 정음 (“proper pronunciation”)


臺地

hanja form of 대지 (“tableland, mesa, plateau”)


法術

hanja form of 법술 (“method and art”)
hanja form of 법술 (“Taoist magic”)


新黨

hanja form of 신당 (“new political party”)


靜止

hanja form of 정지 (“being static; being without movement; (physics) rest”)


慇懃

hanja form of 은근 (“politeness; implicitness”)


連投

hanja form of 연투 (“(baseball) pitching in consecutive games”)


문턱

threshold, doorsill; the top of the door


애비

father (parent)
a person who purchases stolen goods


文士

hanja form of 문사 (“scholar, literati, man of letters”)


脂肪酸

hanja form of 지방산 (“(biochemistry) fatty acid”)


理論家

hanja form of 이론가 (“theoretician; theorist”)


理論家

hanja form of 리론가 (“theoretician; theorist (North Korea)”)


直接話法

hanja form of 직접화법 (“direct speech (the writing of speech)”)


間接話法

hanja form of 간접화법 (“reported speech, indirect speech (a form of speech used to express what another has said)”)


함흥

Hamhung (the capital city of South Hamgyong Province, North Korea)


청진

Chongjin (a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea)


원산

Wonsan (a city in Kangwon Province, North Korea)


신의주

Sinuiju (a city in North Pyongan Province, North Korea)


단천

Tanchon (a city in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea)


개천

Kaechon (a city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea)


사리원

Sariwon (a city in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea)


순천

Suncheon (a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea)


순천

Sunchon (a city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea)


평성

level tone (one of the four tones in Middle Chinese)


평성

Pyongsong (a city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea)


해주

Haeju (a city in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea)


강계

Kanggye (a city in Chagang Province, North Korea)


덕천

Tokchon (a city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea)


김책

Kimchaek (a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea)


라선

North Korea standard form of 나선 (naseon)


라선

North Korea standard form of 나선 (Naseon)


혜산

Hyesan (a city in Ryanggang Province, North Korea)


정주

Chongju (a city in North Pyongan Province, North Korea)


희천

Huichon (a city in Chagang Province, North Korea)


회령

Hoeryong, Hoeryŏng (a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea)


신포

Sinpo (a city in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea)


송림

Songrim (a city in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea)


문천

Munchon (a city in Kangwon Province, North Korea)


만포

Manpo (a city in Chagang Province, North Korea)


配電

hanja form of 배전 (“power distribution, distribution of electricity”)


陸橋

hanja form of 육교 (“pedestrian overpass”)


류탄

North Korea standard spelling of 유탄 (yutan)


표준어

standard language
South Korean standard Korean language
synonym of 문화어(文化語) (munhwa'eo)


문화어

cultured language
North Korean standard Korean language


삼초

triple burner. Further divided into 상초(上焦) (sangcho), 중초(中焦) (jungcho) and 하초(下焦) (hacho); literally all the internal organs in the body.


휘파람

whistle (shrill, high-pitched sound made by forcing air through the mouth)


出版物

hanja form of 출판물 (“publication (issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution)”)


거스러미

hangnail (protruding piece of nail tissue or skin near base of fingernail or toenail)


鷄姦

hanja form of 계간 (“homosexual activity among men”)


要害

hanja form of 요해 (“vital part; crucial point; strategic point”)


유가

Confucianist, Confucian
school of Confucianism


오드투왈렛

eau de toilette, toilet water (lightly scented perfume)


닌자

a ninja (person trained in stealth, espionage, assassination, and ninjutsu)


물러나다

to step back, to move back, to back off
to resign, to retire


밀접하다

close, intimate
close, related, connected


素樸

hanja form of 소박 (“being simple, naive”)


대상자

subject, recipient, candidate
lover, boyfriend, girlfriend


블라지보스또크

Vladivostok (a city and seaport in the Russian Far East, on the Sea of Japan, near North Korea; the administrative centre of Primorsky Krai)


뻐스

North Korea and Yanbian standard form of 버스 (beoseu, “bus”)


벤또

bento, Japanese lunchbox
lunchbox (any kind)


스웨리예

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


오문

Macau (a city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong)


업다

to carry (someone or something) on the back

to grab another person's kite by entangling the two kite strings


꼬치

food on a skewer, skewered food
synonym of 꼬챙이 (kkochaeng'i, “skewer”)


꼬치

dialectal form of 고추 (gochu, “chili pepper”)


上世

hanja form of 상세 (“previous generation; ancestral generation”)


加工品

hanja form of 가공품 (“product; processed product”)


그늘지다

to be shaded; to be shady
to be in obscurity; to be in the shade
to be gloomy; to be cloudy


乾燥機

hanja form of 건조기 (“drying machine, dryer”)


凡夫

hanja form of 범부 (“ordinary person, mortal person; (Buddhism) an unenlightened person”)


범부

ordinary person; mortal person
unenlightened person


파파라치

paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities)


吐血

hanja form of 토혈 (“vomiting of blood; hematemesis”)


기도

prayer (practice of communicating with one's God)


娑婆

hanja form of 사바 (“the world; (Buddhism) this corrupt world; the outside world”)


대상

target; object
partner; boyfriend/girlfriend


왁자지껄하다

to make a noise, to be boisterous, to be clamorous


노느다

to distribute (among), to divide, to split, to share (with)


꾸바

Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)


에스빠냐

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


보통화

Putonghua, Mandarin Chinese (the official language of the People's Republic of China)


더러워지다

to become dirty, to be stained
to become despicable
to be tarnished
to become unchaste


잠꼬대

talking in one's sleep, somniloquy
silly talk, nonsense


漫畵

alternative form of 漫畫 (“hanja form of 만화 (“comics, manga, manhwa”)”)


撫摩

hanja form of 무마 (“cover up; hushing up”)


털어놓다

to empty out; to shake out
to open one's heart; to confide in


撫綏

hanja form of 무수 (“bringing comfort to one's subordinates or subjects”)


떠돌다

to wander, to roam
to drift, to float
to be going around


헛-

empty, useless, ineffective
wrongly, incorrectly


헛코골다

to pretend to snore, to feign sleep by snoring


헛방귀

gentle fart; farting without sound or smell


쭉

in a manner indeed arranged in a row; while indeed arranging in a row

without any sort of break; in one single seating

tearing in one forceful continuous stroke

sucking or gulping in one forceful continuous stroke


己巳

hanja form of 기사 (“Earth Snake, the sixth in the sexagenary cycle”)


庚午

hanja form of 경오 (“Metal Horse, the seventh in the sexagenary cycle”)


丙子

hanja form of 병자 (“Fire Rat, the thirteenth in the sexagenary cycle”)


丁丑

hanja form of 정축 (“Fire Ox, the fourteenth in the sexagenary cycle”)


戊寅

hanja form of 무인 (“Earth Tiger, the fifteenth in the sexagenary cycle”)


丙申

hanja form of 병신 (“Fire Monkey, the thirty-third in the sexagenary cycle”)


庚子

hanja form of 경자 (“Metal Rat, the thirty-seventh in the sexagenary cycle”)


丙辰

hanja form of 병진 (“Fire Dragon, the fifty-third in the sexagenary cycle”)


乙卯

hanja form of 을묘 (“Wood Rabbit, the fifty-second in the sexagenary cycle”)


甲寅

hanja form of 갑인 (“Wood Tiger, the fifty-first in the sexagenary cycle”)


甲辰

hanja form of 갑진 (“Wood Dragon, the forty-first in the sexagenary cycle”)


己卯

hanja form of 기묘 (“Earth Rabbit, the sixteenth in the sexagenary cycle”)


乙酉

hanja form of 을유 (“Wood Rooster, the twenty-second in the sexagenary cycle”)


甲申

hanja form of 갑신 (“Wood Monkey, the twenty-first in the sexagenary cycle”)


壬辰

hanja form of 임진 (“Water Dragon, the twenty-ninth in the sexagenary cycle”)