5,927 most common Korean words
Ranked by how often each word turns up in everyday Korean, with its meaning in English.
Korean attaches particles directly to words to mark subject, object and topic, and this list counts them attached, the way they are actually said. That is why so many entries here look like a familiar word with an extra syllable.
| # | Word | In English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 내가 | allomorph of 나 I” before -가 |
| 2 | 그 | that |
| 3 | 난 | topic-marked form of 나 |
| 4 | 내 | allomorph of 나 before -가 |
| 5 | 안 | not |
| 6 | 수 | a few, several |
| 7 | 이 | this |
| 8 | 네 | four |
| 9 | 거야 | last night, yesterday evening |
| 10 | 좀 | contraction of 조금: a little, somewhat, quite, very |
| 11 | 그래 | like this, like that |
| 12 | 있어 | 해체 present tense form of 있다 |
| 13 | 왜 | why |
| 14 | 더 | more, -er |
| 15 | 그리고 | and, also, in addition |
| 16 | 우리 | we, us, and possibly others, forming a collective “we” |
| 17 | 다 | all, completely |
| 18 | 무슨 | what, what kind of |
| 19 | 한 | one |
| 20 | 하지만 | but, however |
| 21 | 잘 | well |
| 22 | 어떻게 | how; adverbial form of 어떻다 |
| 23 | 할 | a tenth |
| 24 | 그냥 | simply; just like that; just as it is |
| 25 | 정말 | really; truly |
| 26 | 그럼 | then, in that case |
| 27 | 것 | thing; something; that which; what; used to designate any… |
| 28 | 게 | contraction of 거이; nominative of 거 |
| 29 | 해 | 10²⁰ |
| 30 | 여기 | here |
| 31 | 넌 | contraction of 너는 = 너 + 는 |
| 32 | 날 | day |
| 33 | 건 | past determinative of 걸다: having been suspended, spoken; of… |
| 34 | 전 | ex-; previous |
| 35 | 이제 | now, and now |
| 36 | 지금 | now |
| 37 | 그게 | that thing |
| 38 | 걸 | alternative form of 것 |
| 39 | 거 | contraction of 그것 |
| 40 | 아니 | no; not |
| 41 | 네가 | allomorph of 너 you” before -가 |
| 42 | 돼 | to become |
| 43 | 저 | that |
| 44 | 우린 | topic-marked form of 우리 |
| 45 | 제 | allomorph of 저 before -가 |
| 46 | 못 | cannot |
| 47 | 좋아 | to be good; great; excellent |
| 48 | 다른 | different, other |
| 49 | 나 | I, me; the first-person singular plain pronoun |
| 50 | 그런 | like that, such |
| 51 | 너무 | too, excessively |
| 52 | 그래서 | therefore, accordingly, because of that, because things are… |
| 53 | 그렇게 | so, so much |
| 54 | 다시 | again, once more |
| 55 | 이런 | like this; such |
| 56 | 모든 | all, every, each |
| 57 | 당신 | second person singular plain pronoun; you |
| 58 | 아 | I; me |
| 59 | 오 | five |
| 60 | 때 | time; occasion |
| 61 | 너 | second-person singular informal pronoun; you |
| 62 | 하고 | a conjunctive form of 하다 |
| 63 | 아냐 | contraction of 아니야 |
| 64 | 나는 | topic-marked form of 나: see -은 |
| 65 | 아니야 | no |
| 66 | 같이 | together with |
| 67 | 응 | yes |
| 68 | 이게 | this thing |
| 69 | 오늘 | today |
| 70 | 줄 | ability, method; how to |
| 71 | 또 | also |
| 72 | 널 | panel, board, plank |
| 73 | 누가 | who |
| 74 | 어떤 | what kind of |
| 75 | 아주 | very |
| 76 | 말 | speech |
| 77 | 아직 | still |
| 78 | 진짜 | really; actually |
| 79 | 모두 | all, wholly |
| 80 | 마 | jinx; devil, demon; evil spirit / influence |
| 81 | 같은 | the same |
| 82 | 어서 | quickly |
| 83 | 위해 | harm; danger |
| 84 | 해요 | informal polite present exclamatory form of 하다 |
| 85 | 일이 | one or two |
| 86 | 하지 | summer solstice |
| 87 | 엄마 | mum, mummy |
| 88 | 바로 | truly, without lie or deception |
| 89 | 가 | border, edge, end |
| 90 | 근데 | however; but |
| 91 | 이렇게 | like this, this way |
| 92 | 빨리 | quickly, without delay; often used when urging someone to… |
| 93 | 이거 | this thing, this matter |
| 94 | 어 | uh-huh, yes |
| 95 | 아뇨 | contraction of 아니요 |
| 96 | 계속 | continuously |
| 97 | 얼마나 | how long, how much, how many |
| 98 | 제발 | please |
| 99 | 어디 | where |
| 100 | 안녕 | peace; tranquility |
| 101 | 좋아요 | like |
| 102 | 자 | 10²⁴ |
| 103 | 두 | two |
| 104 | 때문에 | because of this, because of the aforementioned |
| 105 | 아빠 | dad, papa |
| 106 | 몇 | how many |
| 107 | 사람 | human being, person |
| 108 | 수도 | capital |
| 109 | 많이 | many, much, a lot, plenty, in abundance |
| 110 | 거지 | beggar, bum, vagrant, vagabond, hobo, panhandler |
| 111 | 저는 | topic-marked form of 저: see -은 |
| 112 | 음 | hmm, umm, uh; indicating thinking or pondering, often with… |
| 113 | 그렇지 | yes |
| 114 | 함께 | together |
| 115 | 만약 | if, in the event that |
| 116 | 하나 | one |
| 117 | 저기 | over there |
| 118 | 항상 | always |
| 119 | 잠깐 | for a short time, for a moment, awhile, briefly |
| 120 | 가장 | most, -est |
| 121 | 보고 | report, information |
| 122 | 와 | stampedingly |
| 123 | 그거 | it, that thing |
| 124 | 아무도 | anything |
| 125 | 안녕하세요 | How are you? |
| 126 | 몰라 | to not know, to be ignorant of |
| 127 | 일 | one |
| 128 | 많은 | many, much, a lot, plentiful |
| 129 | 그러니까 | therefore, accordingly |
| 130 | 큰 | to be big, large |
| 131 | 고마워 | thanks |
| 132 | 그만 | this much only; no more. often used in imperatives |
| 133 | 젠장 | damn it! |
| 134 | 이미 | already |
| 135 | 야 | hey |
| 136 | 온 | all, whole, entire |
| 137 | 아니면 | or; if not |
| 138 | 그런데 | but, however, on the other hand |
| 139 | 아니라 | is not, but rather |
| 140 | 세상에 | oh my God! oh no! |
| 141 | 예 | yes |
| 142 | 절대 | absolutely, totally, never |
| 143 | 당장 | At once; immediately thereafter; right now |
| 144 | 그래도 | nevertheless |
| 145 | 대한 | great khan |
| 146 | 거기 | there |
| 147 | 전부 | everything, all |
| 148 | 둘 | two |
| 149 | 갈 | common reed |
| 150 | 자기 | oneself |
| 151 | 하면 | Attaches to a noun to introduce an exemplar, most desirable… |
| 152 | 가지고 | with; by; by means of |
| 153 | 참 | truly, really |
| 154 | 아무 | any |
| 155 | 감사합니다 | thank you |
| 156 | 다들 | everyone |
| 157 | 씨 | seed, kernel |
| 158 | 곧 | soon, at once, immediately, shortly, straightway |
| 159 | 이젠 | now |
| 160 | 아마 | perhaps, maybe |
| 161 | 얘기 | contraction of 이야기: talk; story |
| 162 | 꼭 | absolutely; surely |
| 163 | 중 | average; intermediate |
| 164 | 있다 | to stay, remain in a location |
| 165 | 시간 | time |
| 166 | 먼저 | first in time or sequence |
| 167 | 방금 | just a moment ago; just now |
| 168 | 완전 | absolutely, completely, totally |
| 169 | 동안 | interval, period of time |
| 170 | 본 | this, the item in question |
| 171 | 친구 | friend |
| 172 | 번 | having been earned |
| 173 | 자네 | you, second person pronoun, used generally in addressing a… |
| 174 | 사실 | in fact, actually |
| 175 | 한번 | sometime |
| 176 | 대체 | almost |
| 177 | 볼 | to see, to look at, to watch |
| 178 | 혼자 | solitude |
| 179 | 절 | a verse, passage, paragraph |
| 180 | 선생님 | teacher |
| 181 | 다음 | the next, the following |
| 182 | 물론 | of course, certainly, naturally |
| 183 | 거의 | almost, nearly |
| 184 | 그러면 | if so |
| 185 | 순 | pure |
| 186 | 가는 | realis adnominal of 가늘다: see -은 |
| 187 | 이리 | to this place, hither, here |
| 188 | 맙소사 | oh my God!, good heavens! |
| 189 | 내일 | tomorrow |
| 190 | 잠깐만 | just a minute, just a moment |
| 191 | 내게 | I, me; the first-person singular plain pronoun |
| 192 | 이상 | an amount more than |
| 193 | 너는 | topic-marked form of 너: see -은 |
| 194 | 새 | new, novel; fresh |
| 195 | 적 | enemy; opponent; adversary |
| 196 | 전혀 | at all, absolutely, completely |
| 197 | 여자 | woman |
| 198 | 너희 | you; you guys; you all |
| 199 | 아직도 | yet, still |
| 200 | 가지 | kind, sort; variety |
| 201 | 알 | egg, roe |
| 202 | 돈 | money |
| 203 | 필요 | need; necessity |
| 204 | 몰라요 | informal polite declarative of 모르다 |
| 205 | 작은 | small |
| 206 | 혹시 | by chance |
| 207 | 가요 | song |
| 208 | 직접 | directly |
| 209 | 니 | pronunciation spelling of 네 |
| 210 | 해도 | chart |
| 211 | 아니요 | no |
| 212 | 없이 | without, lacking |
| 213 | 아버지 | father |
| 214 | 나랑 | country, nation, kingdom |
| 215 | 차 | vehicle |
| 216 | 언제 | when |
| 217 | 그저 | just |
| 218 | 생각 | thought |
| 219 | 해서 | regular script |
| 220 | 마지막 | the end; the last thing |
| 221 | 왜냐면 | alternative form of 왜냐하면 |
| 222 | 엄청 | very, really, awful |
| 223 | 오래 | long, for a long time or while |
| 224 | 제일 | most, -est; forms superlatives of adjectives |
| 225 | 지난 | to pass |
| 226 | 제대로 | properly, in the appropriate manner |
| 227 | 남자 | man |
| 228 | 누구 | who |
| 229 | 여러분 | ladies and gentlemen; everyone |
| 230 | 완전히 | completely, totally |
| 231 | 밤 | night |
| 232 | 소리 | sound |
| 233 | 벌써 | already |
| 234 | 올 | this year |
| 235 | 처음 | first-time |
| 236 | 사람들 | human being, person |
| 237 | 정말로 | really; truly |
| 238 | 와서 | informal non-polite cause/reason form of 오다 |
| 239 | 여보 | darling, honey, sweetheart |
| 240 | 조금 | a little; a bit |
| 241 | 여보세요 | hello |
| 242 | 서로 | mutually, with each other, with one another |
| 243 | 첫 | first; initial |
| 244 | 매우 | very, extremely |
| 245 | 사랑해 | I love you |
| 246 | 단지 | just, only; simply |
| 247 | 미안 | shame; being sorry |
| 248 | 확실히 | surely, certainly, definitely, unquestionably, for certain,… |
| 249 | 살 | flesh; skin |
| 250 | 당연히 | naturally, of course |
| 251 | 없다 | to have none; lacking; nonexistent |
| 252 | 후 | after |
| 253 | 글쎄 | well |
| 254 | 나의 | I, me; the first-person singular plain pronoun |
| 255 | 별로 | very |
| 256 | 집 | home, house |
| 257 | 여전히 | still, just as before |
| 258 | 딱 | while colliding together |
| 259 | 이야기 | talk |
| 260 | 부인 | wife |
| 261 | 문 | door |
| 262 | 훨씬 | much more or less; a lot; long; far more |
| 263 | 뭔지 | what it is |
| 264 | 손 | hand |
| 265 | 수술 | surgery |
| 266 | 어쩌면 | perhaps |
| 267 | 어느 | which |
| 268 | 아마도 | maybe |
| 269 | 준비 | readiness, preparation |
| 270 | 전화 | telephone, phone |
| 271 | 도대체 | on earth; the hell |
| 272 | 세 | three |
| 273 | 갑자기 | suddenly, all of a sudden |
| 274 | 이봐요 | hi, hey, hello |
| 275 | 어쨌든 | anyway |
| 276 | 이번 | this time; this occasion |
| 277 | 지 | only used in -은 지 |
| 278 | 신경 | nerves |
| 279 | 늘 | always |
| 280 | 누군가 | somebody; someone |
| 281 | 분명히 | In an obvious manner |
| 282 | 존 | zone |
| 283 | 일단 | first and foremost |
| 284 | 걱정 | anxiety; worry |
| 285 | 매일 | every day |
| 286 | 아침 | morning |
| 287 | 대신 | instead |
| 288 | 마치 | exactly the same, as if, just like |
| 289 | 금방 | soon, shortly |
| 290 | 사는 | topic-marked form of 사: see -은 |
| 291 | 결국 | in the end, ultimately |
| 292 | 그때 | that time, the given time |
| 293 | 기분 | feeling, mood |
| 294 | 가면 | mask |
| 295 | 저희 | the first person plural polite pronoun; we |
| 296 | 어제 | yesterday |
| 297 | 앞으로 | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 앞, -으로 |
| 298 | 애가 | mournful song, elegy |
| 299 | 이상한 | strange, abnormal |
| 300 | 막 | contraction of 마구 |
| 301 | 아이 | child, kid |
| 302 | 언제나 | always |
| 303 | 아들 | son |
| 304 | 하세요 | informal polite present exclamatory form of 하시다 ” |
| 305 | 총 | gun; rifle; machine gun |
| 306 | 스스로 | by oneself, on one's own, without assistance |
| 307 | 아님 | to not be |
| 308 | 조용히 | silently, quietly |
| 309 | 미친 | oh my god, that's insane |
| 310 | 머리 | head |
| 311 | 잘못 | erroneously |
| 312 | 고맙습니다 | thank you; formal polite indicative non-past of 고맙다 |
| 313 | 왜냐하면 | because; for the following reason |
| 314 | 환자 | a medical patient |
| 315 | 양 | two; both |
| 316 | 게다가 | moreover |
| 317 | 데 | place |
| 318 | 이것 | this |
| 319 | 보지 | pussy, vulva, vagina |
| 320 | 원래 | originally; naturally, inherently, innately |
| 321 | 솔직히 | honestly |
| 322 | 빌어먹을 | damn, goddamn, bloody, fucking |
| 323 | 얼른 | quickly, at once, without delay |
| 324 | 대로 | the same way as, the manner of |
| 325 | 놈 | bastard |
| 326 | 술 | alcoholic beverage; liquor |
| 327 | 정확히 | exactly, accurately, correctly, precisely |
| 328 | 충분히 | sufficiently |
| 329 | 아저씨 | middle-aged elder male |
| 330 | 평생 | one's entire life, lifetime |
| 331 | 아까 | just now; a little while ago, earlier today |
| 332 | 눈 | eye |
| 333 | 애 | child, kid |
| 334 | 분명 | clearly, certainly |
| 335 | 역시 | too, also |
| 336 | 천천히 | slowly |
| 337 | 문제 | problem, issue, question |
| 338 | 저녁 | evening |
| 339 | 적어도 | at least |
| 340 | 개 | dog |
| 341 | 그러나 | but, however |
| 342 | 주 | main; principal |
| 343 | 가끔 | occasionally, from time to time, not frequently or regularly |
| 344 | 간 | 10³⁶ |
| 345 | 잠시 | for a moment, while, some time |
| 346 | 그렇지만 | nonetheless; however, but |
| 347 | 분 | one tenth, ¹⁄₁₀ |
| 348 | 아이가 | Plain informal interrogative of 아이다; isn't it? |
| 349 | 저게 | that thing |
| 350 | 하자 | flaw; defect |
| 351 | 정도 | degree, extent |
| 352 | 싫어요 | dislike |
| 353 | 영원히 | forever, eternally |
| 354 | 정신 | mind; consciousness; pneuma; psyche |
| 355 | 는 | See the entry at -는 |
| 356 | 그대로 | just, exactly |
| 357 | 앞에서 | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 앞, 에서 |
| 358 | 물 | water |
| 359 | 하지마 | informal present negative exclamatory form of 하다 |
| 360 | 서 | west |
| 361 | 요즘 | recent times; recently |
| 362 | 에 | e |
| 363 | 옷 | clothing; clothes |
| 364 | 입 | mouth |
| 365 | 어머니 | mother |
| 366 | 준 | given: Past determiner form of 주다 |
| 367 | 언니 | older sister of a female |
| 368 | 제게 | that, that thing |
| 369 | 하루 | a day, 24 hours |
| 370 | 단 | but, however |
| 371 | 필 | to bloom |
| 372 | 걸로 | alternative form of 것 |
| 373 | 사랑 | love; affection |
| 374 | 년 | bitch, bastard |
| 375 | 형 | older brother of a male |
| 376 | 저런 | such, that kind of; like that |
| 377 | 별 | special, extraordinary, different, unusual |
| 378 | 아니다 | to not be |
| 379 | 씨발 | fuck! shit! |
| 380 | 의 | righteousness; righteous conduct |
| 381 | 가게 | store, shop |
| 382 | 밥 | cooked rice |
| 383 | 만큼 | the degree or extent to which |
| 384 | 이름 | name; full name |
| 385 | 번째 | a dependent noun used to express the order or relative… |
| 386 | 멀리 | afar, at a distance |
| 387 | 어이 | hey, yo |
| 388 | 거짓말 | a lie; a false statement |
| 389 | 약 | approximately; about |
| 390 | 잭 | a jack |
| 391 | 사실은 | as a matter of fact; actually |
| 392 | 그치만 | contraction of 그렇지만 |
| 393 | 하기 | informal non-polite verbal noun of 하다 |
| 394 | 오빠 | elder brother of a female |
| 395 | 어린 | to be young, to be little, to be a child; when used for… |
| 396 | 가까이 | closely, close together; nearby |
| 397 | 점점 | gradually, bit by bit |
| 398 | 잔 | a drinking cup |
| 399 | 학교 | school |
| 400 | 아가씨 | Miss, girl, young lady |
| 401 | 크게 | to be big, large |
| 402 | 군 | army |
| 403 | 모두들 | everybody |
| 404 | 셋 | three |
| 405 | 기억 | recall; the faculty of memory |
| 406 | 경찰 | police; policing |
| 407 | 제이 | The name of the Latin script letter J/j |
| 408 | 딸 | daughter |
| 409 | 을 | B; used to enumerate the second of a group of unnamed… |
| 410 | 아기 | unweaned baby, child |
| 411 | 영화 | movie, film |
| 412 | 가족 | household; family |
| 413 | 특히 | in particular, notably |
| 414 | 마이크 | mike; microphone |
| 415 | 그리 | so much |
| 416 | 얼마 | how much, how many |
| 417 | 사진 | photograph, picture |
| 418 | 칼 | knife, sword |
| 419 | 바보 | fool, moron, idiot |
| 420 | 현재 | now, at present; currently |
| 421 | 주지 | being generally known; especially in the collocation 주지의 사실 |
| 422 | 자주 | often, frequently |
| 423 | 샘 | spring, fountain |
| 424 | 가만히 | still; not moving |
| 425 | 저거 | that thing |
| 426 | 그것 | that |
| 427 | 또한 | also, too, furthermore |
| 428 | 노래 | song |
| 429 | 쉽게 | to be easy |
| 430 | 열심히 | enthusiastically, fervently, with dedication |
| 431 | 드디어 | finally, at last |
| 432 | 달 | moon; the Moon |
| 433 | 약간 | a little, a bit; somewhat |
| 434 | 일찍 | early |
| 435 | 굉장히 | very, greatly |
| 436 | 새로 | anew, newly, for the first time |
| 437 | 절대로 | absolutely, never |
| 438 | 되어 | to become |
| 439 | 자꾸 | repeatedly; incessantly |
| 440 | 저리 | so, like that |
| 441 | 와우 | synonym of 달팽이 |
| 442 | 네게 | second-person singular informal pronoun; you |
| 443 | 심지어 | even, what is worse/what was worse |
| 444 | 글쎄요 | well, let me see |
| 445 | 오랫동안 | A long time |
| 446 | 아이고 | expression of surprise; oh, ouch |
| 447 | 상관 | correlation |
| 448 | 짐 | I, me |
| 449 | 길 | a road, a path, a street, a track; passage, thoroughfare |
| 450 | 사건 | a noteworthy or remarkable incident |
| 451 | 커피 | coffee, especially the beverage |
| 452 | 열 | ten |
| 453 | 만날 | every day; always; all the time |
| 454 | 의사 | doctor |
| 455 | 얼굴 | face |
| 456 | 설마 | surely |
| 457 | 아니오 | misspelling of 아니요 |
| 458 | 여러 | several, various |
| 459 | 결혼 | marriage |
| 460 | 겨우 | barely |
| 461 | 말씀 | word or speech |
| 462 | 자식 | one's children, offspring |
| 463 | 써 | with; by means of |
| 464 | 요 | For the verb-final particle, see the entry at -요 |
| 465 | 보통 | typically, commonly, usually, generally, in general |
| 466 | 보다 | relatively, more |
| 467 | 너네 | alternative form of 너희 ” |
| 468 | 조 | trillion |
| 469 | 척 | pretense; as if |
| 470 | 마음 | mind, heart |
| 471 | 방 | room |
| 472 | 음악 | music |
| 473 | 딴 | another, other; different |
| 474 | 일로 | over in this direction, hither |
| 475 | 짓 | a physical act or movement |
| 476 | 순간 | an instant; a moment |
| 477 | 할머니 | grandmother; elderly female |
| 478 | 너희들 | you all, you people, you folks, you guys |
| 479 | 당신들 | you |
| 480 | 그날 | that day; the day in question |
| 481 | 화가 | artist |
| 482 | 새끼 | young animal |
| 483 | 쓴 | realis adnominal of 쓰다 |
| 484 | 최대한 | to the maximum |
| 485 | 팀 | team |
| 486 | 그들 | they |
| 487 | 그치 | contraction of 그렇지 |
| 488 | 캠 | cam |
| 489 | 어차피 | anyway, after all |
| 490 | 산 | mountain |
| 491 | 예쁜 | to be pretty, lovely, beautiful, comely |
| 492 | 타 | other; another |
| 493 | 명 | name |
| 494 | 비밀 | secret |
| 495 | 대 | something large; something great |
| 496 | 같다 | the same |
| 497 | 병원 | hospital |
| 498 | 내내 | throughout, through, all the time |
| 499 | 가도 | highway |
| 500 | 한잔 | one drink; one glass |
| 501 | 아가 | unweaned baby, child |
| 502 | 반드시 | surely; certainly; without fail |
| 503 | 아무리 | however much/many; no matter how much/many |
| 504 | 오케이 | good |
| 505 | 그러다 | to do so; to do it |
| 506 | 이해 | understanding, comprehension of something |
| 507 | 좋다 | to be good; great; excellent |
| 508 | 이래 | the time following a certain event, until now or into the… |
| 509 | 그녀 | she |
| 510 | 그동안 | since our last meeting or conversation |
| 511 | 죽지 | shoulder blade; scapula |
| 512 | 녀석 | dude, fellow |
| 513 | 리 | way, reason, sense |
| 514 | 박사 | doctorate, Ph.D |
| 515 | 적은 | to be little, to be few |
| 516 | 관심 | interest in, or inclination to, a topic or activity |
| 517 | 오직 | only, solely, alone, exclusively, but |
| 518 | 옛날 | the past |
| 519 | 인간 | human, human being |
| 520 | 책 | book |
| 521 | 실제로 | in fact, in practice |
| 522 | 보기 | to see, to look at, to watch |
| 523 | 긴 | to be long |
| 524 | 곳 | place |
| 525 | 데이트 | date |
| 526 | 사고 | an accident |
| 527 | 세상 | world |
| 528 | 배 | abdomen, belly |
| 529 | 비행기 | airplane |
| 530 | 고맙다 | thankful |
| 531 | 언젠가 | at some time |
| 532 | 세계 | the world, the Earth |
| 533 | 다섯 | five |
| 534 | 어머 | oh, my goodness |
| 535 | 마약 | drug, narcotic |
| 536 | 몰래 | secretly, in secret |
| 537 | 며칠 | how many days? |
| 538 | 결코 | at all |
| 539 | 안녕히 | peacefully, in peace |
| 540 | 뒤 | back, latter, rear |
| 541 | 몸 | body |
| 542 | 어째서 | why, for what reason, how come |
| 543 | 맞다 | to be correct, right |
| 544 | 차라리 | preferably; rather |
| 545 | 할아버지 | grandfather; elderly male |
| 546 | 덜 | less |
| 547 | 남편 | husband |
| 548 | 불 | fire; flame |
| 549 | 생일 | birthday |
| 550 | 저렇게 | like that |
| 551 | 위로 | consolation, comfort, solace |
| 552 | 미리 | beforehand, in advance |
| 553 | 갖다 | contraction of 가지다 |
| 554 | 지도 | map |
| 555 | 실은 | actually, in fact |
| 556 | 확인 | check; confirmation; verification; affirmation |
| 557 | 파티 | party |
| 558 | 미스터 | Mr, mister |
| 559 | 살인 | murder, homicide |
| 560 | 우선 | first, foremost |
| 561 | 심장 | heart |
| 562 | 가만 | quietly; without moving or speaking |
| 563 | 고양이 | cat |
| 564 | 동생 | younger sibling |
| 565 | 마침내 | finally; in the end |
| 566 | 검은 | realis adnominal of 검다 |
| 567 | 적도 | equator |
| 568 | 다리 | bridge |
| 569 | 따로 | differently; separately |
| 570 | 카메라 | camera |
| 571 | 아무튼 | in any case, anyway, anyhow, at any rate |
| 572 | 임마 | "Hey you!" |
| 573 | 마크 | mark |
| 574 | 게임 | game, especially computer games |
| 575 | 강한 | realis adnominal of 강하다 |
| 576 | 수정 | crystal |
| 577 | 삼촌 | uncle; male sibling of a parent |
| 578 | 질문 | a question |
| 579 | 아무래도 | no matter what; anyway |
| 580 | 꿈 | dream |
| 581 | 닉 | a shortening of 닉네임 |
| 582 | 똑같이 | equally, evenly; impartially |
| 583 | 아무런 | of any sort whatsoever; any |
| 584 | 반 | half |
| 585 | 한데 | but, however |
| 586 | 즉시 | immediately, promptly |
| 587 | 발 | foot |
| 588 | 시작 | start, beginning |
| 589 | 나머지 | the rest, remainder, what is left over |
| 590 | 요원 | personnel |
| 591 | 되게 | very, extremely, terribly, awfully |
| 592 | 일부러 | deliberately, intentionally, on purpose |
| 593 | 혹은 | or; or else |
| 594 | 똑바로 | straight, upright, even |
| 595 | 무지 | very, extremely, awfully |
| 596 | 워 | short for 우어 |
| 597 | 회사 | a company |
| 598 | 쪽 | side |
| 599 | 선물 | gift; present |
| 600 | 원치 | winch |
| 601 | 피 | blood |
| 602 | 건배 | cheers!; bottoms up! |
| 603 | 맨날 | daily, every day |
| 604 | 숨 | breath, breathing |
| 605 | 팔 | eight |
| 606 | 검사 | examination |
| 607 | 제기랄 | damn it!; shoot! |
| 608 | 길이 | length; distance |
| 609 | 원 | won; the official currency of South Korea, sign = ₩ |
| 610 | 해라 | do, make, act |
| 611 | 오후 | p.m |
| 612 | 미안하다 | to be ashamed of oneself |
| 613 | 바람 | wind, air, draft |
| 614 | 은 | See the entry at -은 |
| 615 | 최소한 | at least |
| 616 | 전하 | Highness |
| 617 | 발사 | launch, discharge, fire, shoot |
| 618 | 종일 | all day |
| 619 | 아이구 | expression of surprise; oh, ouch |
| 620 | 점심 | lunch, luncheon |
| 621 | 최고 | the peak, the pinnacle, the topmost point |
| 622 | 가라 | cutting corners; lying or exaggerating to cut corners |
| 623 | 걸어 | to walk |
| 624 | 도시 | at all |
| 625 | 아래 | below, bottom, lower, underneath |
| 626 | 자리 | space, place, site |
| 627 | 감히 | boldly, fearlessly, daringly |
| 628 | 저의 | that, that thing |
| 629 | 명의 | name, title |
| 630 | 자막 | subtitle |
| 631 | 냄새 | a smell, whether fragrant or offensive; odour; scent |
| 632 | 갈래 | division, separation, split, strand, thread, fork |
| 633 | 아내 | wife, especially one's own |
| 634 | 무기 | weapon, arms |
| 635 | 지역 | area, district, particular geographic region |
| 636 | 어젯밤 | last night |
| 637 | 폐하 | His Majesty, Your Majesty |
| 638 | 만 | ten thousand |
| 639 | 하 | last, lowest |
| 640 | 인생 | one's life |
| 641 | 로 | North Korea standard form of 노 |
| 642 | 밤새 | contraction of 밤사이 |
| 643 | 오랜 | longstanding; of long duration |
| 644 | 최근 | the latest, the most recent |
| 645 | 왼쪽 | left side |
| 646 | 경우 | conditions, circumstances |
| 647 | 안해 | wife |
| 648 | 귀여운 | cute; charming |
| 649 | 채 | not yet, still... not |
| 650 | 전쟁 | war |
| 651 | 장난 | mischief, fun, practical joke |
| 652 | 쿠키 | cookie |
| 653 | 카라 | collar |
| 654 | 담배 | tobacco |
| 655 | 폴 | Gyeongsang, Hamgyong, and Jeolla dialect form of 팔 |
| 656 | 맘대로 | contraction of 마음대로: as one pleases/likes |
| 657 | 장 | sauce; marmalade; jam; compote; preserved vegetables;… |
| 658 | 없었다 | to have none; lacking; nonexistent |
| 659 | 라 | la |
| 660 | 매번 | all the time |
| 661 | 보스 | boss |
| 662 | 어찌 | How, in what way or for what purpose |
| 663 | 오른쪽 | right-hand; the right side |
| 664 | 가방 | bag; briefcase |
| 665 | 개가 | remarriage |
| 666 | 먼 | realis adnominal of 멀다 |
| 667 | 이따 | alternative form of 이따가 |
| 668 | 열쇠 | key |
| 669 | 낼 | Contraction of 내를 ” |
| 670 | 든 | to come in, go in, get in, enter |
| 671 | 진 | jeans, or jean fabric |
| 672 | 깊은 | to be deep |
| 673 | 물건 | item, article, thing, stuff |
| 674 | 금지 | prohibition, ban |
| 675 | 또는 | if not; alternatively |
| 676 | 존나 | alternative spelling of 좆나 ” |
| 677 | 마을 | village, hamlet, usually in rural surroundings |
| 678 | 누나 | older sister of a male |
| 679 | 비슷한 | to be similar |
| 680 | 듯 | as if; in a manner suggesting that |
| 681 | 이동 | movement |
| 682 | 고작 | at most; only |
| 683 | 번역 | translation |
| 684 | 뿐 | only, just; used with -을, the "verbal irrealis adnominal… |
| 685 | 음식 | food, including drink |
| 686 | 약속 | promise |
| 687 | 무척 | very, extremely, extraordinarily, exceedingly |
| 688 | 선생 | teacher |
| 689 | 개인 | an individual or individuals; a private person |
| 690 | 놀라운 | realis adnominal of 놀랍다 |
| 691 | 연락 | contact, connection, liaison |
| 692 | 도 | province |
| 693 | 화장실 | bathroom; restroom; toilet |
| 694 | 형님 | honorific of 형 |
| 695 | 하긴 | honestly, in fact, really, indeed |
| 696 | 신 | god, deity |
| 697 | 보안 | preservation of public security |
| 698 | 대부분 | the majority, the better part |
| 699 | 대학 | college, university |
| 700 | 드릴 | drill |
| 701 | 좀더 | a little more |
| 702 | 예전 | the old days, the old times, the past, long ago |
| 703 | 질 | quality |
| 704 | 섹스 | sex |
| 705 | 앤 | Gyeongsang form of 아니 |
| 706 | 바 | thing; what |
| 707 | 마음대로 | as one pleases/likes |
| 708 | 엄만 | topic-marked form of 엄마 |
| 709 | 빨간 | realis adnominal of 빨갛다 |
| 710 | 맥주 | beer |
| 711 | 나무 | tree |
| 712 | 만세 | hurrah, hooray |
| 713 | 자유 | freedom, liberty |
| 714 | 여행 | travel |
| 715 | 고 | the late, deceased |
| 716 | 신발 | shoes, footwear, footgear |
| 717 | 괜히 | for nothing |
| 718 | 서서 | gradually, slowly, steadily |
| 719 | 별거 | alternative form of 별것 |
| 720 | 아빤 | topic-marked form of 아빠 |
| 721 | 달리 | differently, unlike |
| 722 | 깜짝 | while blinking one's eyes |
| 723 | 침대 | bed |
| 724 | 거래 | transaction; trade |
| 725 | 삶은 | topic-marked form of 삶: see -은 |
| 726 | 즉 | that is to say, in other words, i.e |
| 727 | 미스 | mistake, error |
| 728 | 속 | the interior or inside, especially that which is underneath… |
| 729 | 결혼식 | wedding ceremony |
| 730 | 기꺼이 | readily; gladly; willingly |
| 731 | 몇몇 | some, a few |
| 732 | 결과 | as a result of |
| 733 | 제시 | presentation, showing |
| 734 | 그쪽 | there, that way |
| 735 | 맨 | utmost, most |
| 736 | 상당히 | suitably; to an appropriate degree |
| 737 | 이후 | the time following a given point in time; thenceforth |
| 738 | 이리로 | alternative form of 이리 |
| 739 | 살짝 | subtly, slightly |
| 740 | 상처 | wound; injury |
| 741 | 빈 | to be empty |
| 742 | 농담 | joke, jest |
| 743 | 어쩌다 | as it happens; by chance |
| 744 | 건물 | building, construction, edifice |
| 745 | 자동차 | automobile, car |
| 746 | 안다 | to hug, to embrace |
| 747 | 미 | beauty |
| 748 | 대통령 | president of a country |
| 749 | 달러 | dollar |
| 750 | 일주일 | A week; seven days |
| 751 | 꼬마 | kid |
| 752 | 가슴 | chest, breast |
| 753 | 완료 | completion |
| 754 | 이야 | wow, whoa |
| 755 | 비록 | even if; although |
| 756 | 마실 | casually leaving home |
| 757 | 호텔 | hotel |
| 758 | 나이 | age of a person or other living thing |
| 759 | 더욱 | more so, even more |
| 760 | 지내 | synonym of 너무, 지나치게 |
| 761 | 신부님 | priest |
| 762 | 별일 | an unusual event; an odd thing, a strange thing |
| 763 | 찾기 | to search, to look for |
| 764 | 이대로 | as it is |
| 765 | 에이 | oh, well, hmph |
| 766 | 가득 | full; fully |
| 767 | 힘 | strength; power |
| 768 | 및 | and, additionally |
| 769 | 쓰레기 | trash, garbage |
| 770 | 도움 | help; assistance; favour, favor |
| 771 | 아예 | Altogether; entirely |
| 772 | 이곳 | here |
| 773 | 누구세요 | Who is ... ? |
| 774 | 굳이 | strongly, firmly, obstinately |
| 775 | 아이들 | child, kid |
| 776 | 각자 | each person, everyone |
| 777 | 무릎 | knee |
| 778 | 싶다 | to be desirous of, to want |
| 779 | 포 | gun; cannon |
| 780 | 사 | four |
| 781 | 문자 | letter, character, alphabet |
| 782 | 등 | back of a person or animal |
| 783 | 가짜 | fake; forgery; imitation; counterfeit |
| 784 | 우 | right side |
| 785 | 따라서 | therefore; in accordance with |
| 786 | 정보 | information |
| 787 | 이유 | reason; cause |
| 788 | 쇼 | show |
| 789 | 왠지 | somehow; for some reason |
| 790 | 지구 | district, zone, region |
| 791 | 와인 | wine |
| 792 | 쳐 | to hit, to beat, to strike, to slap, to pound |
| 793 | 비디오 | video |
| 794 | 오히려 | rather; on the contrary; unexpectedly |
| 795 | 목소리 | voice |
| 796 | 그나저나 | by the way; anyway |
| 797 | 고등학교 | high school |
| 798 | 소식 | news |
| 799 | 실제 | practically; in fact |
| 800 | 말하기 | speech; speaking |
| 801 | 이틀 | two days |
| 802 | 한참 | A while; quite a while |
| 803 | 모자 | hat, cap |
| 804 | 손님 | guest, visitor |
| 805 | 요새 | lately, recently, these days |
| 806 | 성 | saint |
| 807 | 작전 | operation, mission |
| 808 | 너무나 | far too much; excessively |
| 809 | 부모님 | honorific of 부모 |
| 810 | 관련 | connection, relation |
| 811 | 벌 | any kind of bee, wasp, or hornet |
| 812 | 컴퓨터 | computer |
| 813 | 자세히 | in detail |
| 814 | 여성 | female, woman, womenfolk, womankind |
| 815 | 변호사 | lawyer, solicitor, counsel, attorney, barrister |
| 816 | 돼지 | pig, swine |
| 817 | 해리 | nautical mile |
| 818 | 옛 | old; bygone |
| 819 | 동네 | neighborhood |
| 820 | 전체 | the whole |
| 821 | 깊이 | deeply; profoundly |
| 822 | 탈 | mask, especially those worn in traditional plays |
| 823 | 그림 | picture, drawing, painting, sketch |
| 824 | 아멘 | amen |
| 825 | 우주 | space; outer space |
| 826 | 중에서 | between, among |
| 827 | 여섯 | six |
| 828 | 왕 | king; monarch |
| 829 | 카드 | card |
| 830 | 공주님 | princess |
| 831 | 꺼 | Possessed form of 거; something from, something of,… |
| 832 | 계획 | a plan |
| 833 | 않다 | auxiliary adjective used to negate the clause to which the… |
| 834 | 혈액 | blood |
| 835 | 피해 | harm; damage |
| 836 | 재미 | fun; enjoyment |
| 837 | 접근 | approach |
| 838 | 식사 | meal |
| 839 | 코너 | corner |
| 840 | 춤 | dance |
| 841 | 비 | rain |
| 842 | 대화 | dialogue, conversation |
| 843 | 대장 | general; admiral |
| 844 | 아줌마 | middle-aged elder female |
| 845 | 방법 | way; means; manner; method |
| 846 | 높이 | height |
| 847 | 매 | every; each |
| 848 | 당시 | the time in question |
| 849 | 법 | law |
| 850 | 파는 | topic-marked form of 파: see -은 |
| 851 | 새벽 | dawn; daybreak; cockcrow |
| 852 | 외과 | surgery |
| 853 | 범죄 | crime |
| 854 | 진정 | truly, really, genuinely |
| 855 | 어머나 | oh, my! |
| 856 | 끝 | end, final |
| 857 | 엉덩이 | buttocks, bottom |
| 858 | 부탁 | request, favor |
| 859 | 만일 | if; perchance |
| 860 | 손가락 | finger |
| 861 | 공격 | attack |
| 862 | 와봐 | c'mon, come here |
| 863 | 도로 | road, thoroughfare |
| 864 | 들 | meadow, field, plain |
| 865 | 목이 | wood ear |
| 866 | 이쪽 | This side |
| 867 | 키 | height of a person or animal |
| 868 | 은행 | a bank |
| 869 | 편지 | letter |
| 870 | 상황 | conditions, the situation |
| 871 | 치료 | Treatment for a disease or injury, usually medical in nature |
| 872 | 단순히 | simply; straightforwardly |
| 873 | 안녕하십니까 | How are you? |
| 874 | 대기 | air; atmosphere |
| 875 | 트럭 | truck |
| 876 | 개자식 | bastard; son of a bitch |
| 877 | 천 | thousand |
| 878 | 다만 | however, nonetheless |
| 879 | 케이트 | a four/cater |
| 880 | 꼼짝 | with truly a slow and slight movement |
| 881 | 전투 | battle; fighting |
| 882 | 탄 | a bird net used to catch birds |
| 883 | 키스 | romantic kiss |
| 884 | 게이 | gay man |
| 885 | 형제 | brothers |
| 886 | 폭탄 | bomb |
| 887 | 일곱 | seven |
| 888 | 성하 | A term of respectful address for a pope |
| 889 | 무언가 | something |
| 890 | 먹지 | carbon paper |
| 891 | 사라 | plate |
| 892 | 숙녀 | lady |
| 893 | 틀림없이 | correctly, errorlessly |
| 894 | 수업 | a class |
| 895 | 시 | hour |
| 896 | 잠 | sleep, nap |
| 897 | 조심 | caution, care |
| 898 | 특별히 | especially, in particular, special, specially |
| 899 | 주의 | attention; caution |
| 900 | 치즈 | cheese |
| 901 | 매년 | every year |
| 902 | 목 | neck |
| 903 | 안전 | safety |
| 904 | 양이 | Western barbarian; Westerner |
| 905 | 감정 | emotion, feeling |
| 906 | 과연 | indeed, really |
| 907 | 전기 | electricity |
| 908 | 붉은 | realis adnominal of 붉다 |
| 909 | 신사 | gentleman |
| 910 | 칠 | seven |
| 911 | 정부 | national government, particularly the executive branch |
| 912 | 시험 | test, exam |
| 913 | 백인 | white person |
| 914 | 도저히 | not at all, possibly |
| 915 | 택시 | taxi |
| 916 | 조만간 | soon, shortly, sooner or later, in the near future |
| 917 | 뇌 | brain |
| 918 | 이사 | moving |
| 919 | 임신 | pregnancy |
| 920 | 잔뜩 | very, quite, heavily |
| 921 | 여름 | summer |
| 922 | 감독 | direction, supervision |
| 923 | 대충 | approximately |
| 924 | 경 | In the Joseon Dynasty, the term used by the king to refer… |
| 925 | 시체 | cadaver, corpse, body |
| 926 | 임무 | duty; task; mission |
| 927 | 쉬 | contraction of 쉬이 |
| 928 | 아야 | ouch!, ow! |
| 929 | 감옥 | jail, prison |
| 930 | 오전 | a.m |
| 931 | 사망 | death |
| 932 | 창문 | window |
| 933 | 맞고 | a conjunctive form of 맞다 |
| 934 | 각 | each |
| 935 | 오줌 | urine |
| 936 | 운 | luck, fortune, fate |
| 937 | 종종 | sometimes |
| 938 | 엔진 | engine |
| 939 | 각하 | President |
| 940 | 차고 | garage |
| 941 | 촬영 | shooting, filming, photography |
| 942 | 스트레스 | stress |
| 943 | 연방 | federation, union, commonwealth, confederation |
| 944 | 고통 | pain |
| 945 | 연구 | research |
| 946 | 나리 | lily |
| 947 | 서류 | document |
| 948 | 온갖 | all; every; all kinds of |
| 949 | 시스템 | system |
| 950 | 아이스크림 | ice cream |
| 951 | 버스 | bus |
| 952 | 부탁해요 | please |
| 953 | 핸드폰 | mobile phone |
| 954 | 허 | 虛: falseness; worthlessness |
| 955 | 벽 | wall |
| 956 | 주로 | chiefly, principally |
| 957 | 저것 | that |
| 958 | 우연히 | by chance, incidentally |
| 959 | 애기 | alternative form of 아기 |
| 960 | 무 | Korean radish, a variety of daikon commonly consumed in… |
| 961 | 편히 | at ease |
| 962 | 파트너 | partner |
| 963 | 감시 | surveillance |
| 964 | 공 | digit zero, oh |
| 965 | 위 | above, upper, upside, top |
| 966 | 홀로 | alone, by oneself |
| 967 | 위험 | danger |
| 968 | 인턴 | intern |
| 969 | 님 | you |
| 970 | 병 | bottle; jar |
| 971 | 긴급 | emergency |
| 972 | 싱크 | a five/cinque |
| 973 | 마이 | Gyeongsang, Gangwon, and Chungcheong form of 많이 |
| 974 | 출발 | departure |
| 975 | 언제든지 | anytime, whenever |
| 976 | 꽃 | flower; flowering plant |
| 977 | 동물 | animal |
| 978 | 백 | hundred |
| 979 | 딱히 | pitifully |
| 980 | 코 | nose |
| 981 | 드레스 | dress |
| 982 | 사이 | gap; space between |
| 983 | 남자친구 | boyfriend |
| 984 | 운전 | driving |
| 985 | 최대 | the greatest; the largest |
| 986 | 바다 | sea, ocean |
| 987 | 졸라 | alternative spelling of 좆나 ” |
| 988 | 긴장 | tension, nervousness, strain |
| 989 | 마저 | all, with no remainder |
| 990 | 하얀 | realis adnominal of 하얗다 |
| 991 | 한대 | frigid zone |
| 992 | 암 | cancer |
| 993 | 론 | North Korea standard form of 논 |
| 994 | 테스트 | test, examination |
| 995 | 아서 | An interjection used in intimate-style sentences to denote… |
| 996 | 통 | barrel, bucket, cask, pail, vat |
| 997 | 확 | wind, gas, fire, or some kind of energy suddenly and… |
| 998 | 나라 | country, nation |
| 999 | 공연 | a public performance |
| 1,000 | 자신 | one's body |
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