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Native Korean adjectives

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Bisyllabic

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
4있다01 exist
10없다01 not exist
22같다 same; similar
39크다01 big
43많다 (be) many
45좋다01 good
246쉽다 easy
259작다01 small
277높다 high, tall
386길다02밤이 ~ long
461깊다 deep
528젊다 young
590적다02경험이 ~ few, little
638넓다 broad, wide
718멀다02갈 길이 ~ far, distant
776싫다01 unpleasant, disgusting
856짧다 short, brief
949늦다 late
974낮다 low
1077맑다01 clean; pure
1172옳다01 right; proper; correct
1322밝다 light, bright
1326곱다02아름답다 beautiful; kind; gentle
1366희다 white
1585검다02 black
1654춥다 cold
1696낫다02더 좋다 better
1754좁다01 narrow
1937굵다 thick
1940낡다01 old, worn
1946붉다01 red
2240싸다05집값이 ~ cheap
2482짙다02 dark, deep; dense, thick
2678덥다01 hot
3128잘다 small, tiny; petty, narrow-minded; strict, exact
3259굳다 hard; strong
3415세다03기운이 ~ strong, powerful; stubborn; violent
3421얇다 thin
3655잦다03 frequent
3689밉다 ugly; detestable
3716차다04날씨가 ~ cold, chilly
4881달다07sweet
5649엷다01 thin; light, pale
6050맵다 spicy, hot
6055묽다 watery; thin; sloppy
6180곧다01 straight; upright
7599익다02손에 ~ skilled, experienced; familiar
9253얕다 shallow
9356짜다03음식이 ~ salty
10658쓰다06나물이 ~ bitter
11246시다01 sour
12275겹다 be difficult to stand against; be too much for; uncontrollable
12323굽다02휘다 curve, bend, be stooped, be crooked
15875옅다01 shallow; light, pale
18814설다01 unripe, green, immature (fruit), half-boiled (rice); insufficient (sleep)
19322재다05재빠르다 quick, nimble, agile, fast
19499질다01 watery, thin (rice, dough); muddy (road)
22628궂다02 bad, foul (weather)
23046되다04반죽이 ~ thick, stiff (dough, paste, rice); tense, stretched tight; severe, heavy (frost, cold)
24397읏다 ‘없다1’의 방언(제주)
34453싸다04걸음이 ~ fast (pace, step); talkative, flippant
38574갑다80'같다'의 방언
38940겉다
39525곱다01손해를 입다 이익(profit, gains)을 보려다가 도리어(on the contrary) 손해를 입게 되다
39869괄다 strong, high, intense (fire)
40715기다05그렇다(방언) ‘그렇다’의 방언(전남)
43117떫다 bitter, sour, astringent (wine, green tea, persimmon)
43179뜨다13동작이 ~ slow (on foot, progress, watch, comprehension); tardy (mental development); taciturn
45042배다03그물코가 ~ close, dense, thick (texture)
45237벋다02바깥쪽으로 향하다 protruding, protrudent
46422빨다03턱이 ~ pointed, sharp ¶ 끝이 빤 pointed, sharp pointed
49043싸다80'빠르다'의 방언
50773외다03좌우가 바뀌어 놓이다 be out of the way, be out of place ¶ 손이 외다 be hard to reach, be unhandy

Single syllable 하다

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1567착하다 good, nice, good-natured
1655흔하다 abundant, plentiful; common, ordinary
3341환하다01 bright; clear, open; handsome
3476뻔하다02 clear, obvious, evident/almost, nearly
3927못하다 inferior; be bad at, be weak at
5510숱하다 plentiful; thick; rich
8115성하다01 intact, undamaged; healthy, in good condition
9110딱하다 pitiful, pathetic; annoying, embarrasing
11742멍하다 abstracted; absent-minded; vacant (look); dazed; stupefied
12416더하다 be more, be superior in number
12418덜하다 어떤 기준이나 정도가 약하다; be less
13126괜하다 useless, fruitless, vain, gratuitious
13473선하다01 vivid (sight, recollection, memory)
13629용하다01 skillful, excellent; praiseworthy, admirable; lucky, fortunate
14278뜸하다 be infrequent, be sparse (news, calls, customers)
17643찡하다01 choke up (when seeing a scene); 감동을 받아 가슴 따위가 뻐근한(full with emotion) 데가 있다
19866훤하다 dimly bright, light (sky); open, unobstructed; bright, sunny; be familiar
23604빤하다 clear, evident, obvious, transparent; free, at leisure
25459휑하다 empty (and lonesome), deserted
26612뚱하다 taciturn, silent (person); moody, glum (look), sullen
26893뭐하다 be awkward
28005싸하다 pungent, piquant; minty, cool
29268징하다80
29273짠하다 painful, bitterly regrettable, pitiful
29319참하다01 nice and pretty (young lady); mild, quiet, meek, modest; tidy, neat (writing)
32623뭣하다 be awkward
36659짜하다 widespread, well aired (rumor)
38842거하다01 steep, lofty(elevado, majestuoso) (mountain); thick, dense, luxuriant (trees)
43169뚝하다 ‘뚝뚝하다’의 준말: hard, rigid; harsh, rude, blunt
45234번하다 clear, evident, obvious, transparent; free, at leisure
45305벙하다 얼빠진(dazed, stunned) 사람처럼 멍하다
46451뻥하다 얼빠진 사람처럼 멍하다. ‘벙하다’보다 센 느낌을 준다
47557섭하다 ‘섭섭하다1’의 잘못: sorry, disappointed, regretable

-롭다

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
180새롭다 new, fresh, original
3322외롭다 lonely, solitary, lonesome
3516괴롭다 painful, agonizing, troublesome, difficult
3857날카롭다 sharp, pointed; keen (sense), sharp (ear), penetrating (eyes); biting (criticism), pungent
4406까다롭다 particular, fussy (about food), fastidious, difficult (personality); complicated, intricate (problem, condition)
6415번거롭다 cumbersome, inconvenient, involved (plot), vexatious (rules); noisy, boisterous (children)
9216슬기롭다 wise, sagacious, prudent, intelligent, sensible
9985대수롭다 important, valuable, useful ¶ 대수롭지 않은 일 a matter of no importance
14627애처롭다 pitiful, pathetic
16747따사롭다 warm (sunlight)
31571다사롭다01 따뜻한 기운이 조금 있다
45483보배롭다 precious, valuable

-럽다

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1062부드럽다 soft, mild, gentle, tender
2356부끄럽다 ashamed, shameful; shy, bashful
2412부럽다 envious
2581자랑스럽다 proud
3269더럽다 dirty, filthy; mean, despicable; awful, terrible
4292어지럽다 dizzy, giddy (from looking down, after drinking); troubled, chaotic (times); disorderly (room)
4580갑작스럽다 sudden, abrupt, unexpected (change of plans, question)
4809시끄럽다 noisy, loud
5243쑥스럽다 shy, bashful (smile); unbecoming, indecent (conduct)
5850걱정스럽다 feel uneasy, anxious, worried
6651우스꽝스럽다 ridiculous, ludicrous, funny
7539사랑스럽다 lovely, charming
8030너그럽다 generous, understanding, broad-minded, liberal, tolerant, magnanimous, lenient
8109서럽다 sad, sorrowful, unhappy
8253퉁명스럽다 curt, blunt, brusque (person, answer, manner of speaking)
8420새삼스럽다 abrupt, sudden and unexpected; feel renewed ¶ 새삼스럽게 anew, afresh, again
8837안쓰럽다 pathetic, pitiable; feel sorry for troubling someone who is worse off than oneself
9122매끄럽다 smooth, soft (silk, hair); polished (writing), smooth (way of talking)
9357짜증스럽다 보기에 짜증(irritation, annoyance)이 나는 데가 있다; annoying
9673싱그럽다 fresh (smell of flowers)
11909시원스럽다 brisk, lively, active, frank, fortright, unreserved, straightforward
12120징그럽다 gross, nasty (insects, snakes); creepy (smile); repulsive (sight)
12557뻔뻔스럽다 보기에 부끄러운 짓을 하고도 염치(sense of shame)없이 태연하게 구는 태도가 있다; impudence
12788익살스럽다 funny, comical, droll
13283먹음직스럽다 appetizing, mouth-watering
13330미끄럽다 slippery (floor, eel); greasy; slick
13711장난스럽다 장난하는 듯한 태도가 있다
15170거추장스럽다 cumbersome, burdensome, bothersome
16604껄끄럽다 uncomfortable, uneasy, awkward; rough, coarse, sandy
16680대견스럽다 satisfied
18541바람직스럽다 바람직하다 desirable, advisable
18997앙칼스럽다 fierce, harsh, biting, stinging, sharp (retort)
20618믿음직스럽다 reliable, trustworthy, dependable
22665근심스럽다 feel anxious, be worried, be concerned
22798남부럽다 be envious of others
23326바보스럽다 모습이나 행동이 모자란 듯하고 바보 같은 데가 있다
24143억척스럽다 stubborn, tough, unyielding, dogged, indefatigable, unbending
24391을씨년스럽다 bleak, dreary (winter day), dismal, spooky, desolate, shabby (clothes)
26072급작스럽다 sudden, abrupt, unexpected
26223남부끄럽다 shameful, embarrassed, ashamed; scandalous, disreputable
26324능청스럽다 deceitful, cunning, artful, sly, crafty, wily, insidious, hypocritical
28161어른스럽다 mature, be like a grown up
32284맛깔스럽다 palatable, delicious; be pleased, suit one's fancy; be satisfactory, be acceptable
32362멋스럽다 멋진 데가 있다
32675민망스럽다 면구스럽다(낯을 들고 대하기에 부끄러운 데가 있다)
33635상냥스럽다 성질(nature, disposition)이 싹싹하고(affable) 부드러운 듯하다
34776억지스럽다 stubborn, obstinate, willful, insistent
35360유난스럽다 unusual, out of the ordinary
36316좀스럽다 petty, small-minded; insignificant
36625짐스럽다 burdensome, cumbersome, troublesome
38439간지럽다 itchy; feel a tickle, be tickled; prickled
38813거북스럽다 보기에 거북한(uncomfortable, awkward) 데가 있다
40118구접스럽다 dirty, shabby; nasty, mean
40247군던지럽다 foul, mean, low, nasty
40269군시럽다 feel creepy, itchy
40561근지럽다 itch, be itchy, scratchy, creepy; be impatient (to do)
40961까탈스럽다 particular (about), fussy (about), fastidious, difficult, picky
41298남우세스럽다 be disreputable, be shameful, be scandalous, be indecent
41334낯부끄럽다 ashamed, shameful, disgraceful
41787능글스럽다 보기에 음흉(black-hearted, wicked)하고 능청(dissimulation, feigning)스러운 데가 있다
42924드럽다 ?
44443미련스럽다 터무니없는(absurd) 고집(obstinacy)을 부릴(exercise) 정도로 매우 어리석고(foolish) 둔한 데가 있다
44589밉살스럽다 hateful, detestable
45741부산스럽다 보기에 급하게 서두르거나 시끄럽게 떠들어 어수선(disordered, confused)한 데가 있다
47161새침스럽다 보기에 쌀쌀하게(chilly, indifferent) 시치미(feigned innocence)를 떼는 데가 있다
47205생급스럽다 하는 일이나 행동 따위가 뜻밖이고 갑작스럽다; 하는 말이 터무니없고 엉뚱하다(impertinent; unexpected)
47771소담스럽다 delicious-looking, juicy-looking, look nice and ripe
48085수다스럽다 쓸데없이 말수가 많은 데가 있다
48859신푸녕스럽다 ‘신청부같다’의 잘못
49079쌍스럽다 말이나 행동이 보기에 천하고 교양이 없다. ‘상스럽다2’보다 센 느낌을 준다
49130씨끄럽다 ?
49440앙증스럽다 disproportionately small, tiny
49452앞스럽다 ?
49484애살스럽다 mean and stingy, tightfisted
49539야스럽다 ?
50851요상시럽다 ?
50954우세스럽다 남우세스럽다(남에게 놀림과 비웃음을 받을 듯하다)
51778이악스럽다 달라붙는 기세가 굳세고 끈덕진 데가 있다; 이익을 위하여 지나치게 아득바득하는 태도가 있는 듯하다
54415짐승스럽다 ?
56738포시럽다 살이 통통하게 오르고 포근하고 부드럽다
57521향그럽다 ‘향기롭다(향기가 있다)’의 잘못
57764호들갑스럽다 (laugh in a) flippant (manner), frivolous; exaggerated, bombastic; histrionic
58352흥감스럽다 말이나 하는 짓이 야단스럽고(uproarious, noisy) 방정맞다(light-headed, frivolous)

-랗다

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
886커다랗다 big, large, huge
3109노랗다 yellow
3506파랗다 blue; green; pale (face)
7717기다랗다 rather long, lengthy
9105동그랗다 round, spherical
9629새파랗다 deep-blue, clear blue; deadly pale (with fear); young
10358가느다랗다 very slender (neck), very thin (voice)
18273높다랗다 very high, lofty, towering
20275널따랗다 wide, broad, extensive, spacious, lofty
32134똥그랗다 round, circular
36317좁다랗다 (quite) narrow
40303굵다랗다 very thick, very big
42369댕그랗다

-렇다

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
38그렇다 so, like that, yes (no)
105이렇다 like this
2805아무렇다
3085저렇다 like that, that way
6383누렇다 deep yellow, golden yellow
10640시퍼렇다 deep blue (sea, lake); powerful, influential
11707둥그렇다 동그랗다 round, circular
13626요렇다 상태, 모양, 성질 따위가 이와 같다. ‘이렇다’보다 익살스러운 느낌이나 낮잡는 느낌을 준다
17801퍼렇다 파랗다 deep blue
20388덩그렇다 high and big, stately, imposing (house, towers); big and hollow (house)
22474고렇다 상태, 모양, 성질 따위가 그와 같다. ‘그렇다’보다 익살스러운 느낌이나 낮잡는 느낌을 준다
34729어드렇다 ‘어떻다(의견, 성질, 형편, 상태 따위가 어찌 되어 있다)’의 방언(평안)
36248조렇다 상태, 모양, 성질 따위가 저와 같다. ‘저렇다’보다 익살스러운 느낌이나 낮잡는 느낌을 준다
40738기렇다 ?
49035싯누렇다 vividly yellow
54126지렇다 ?
58245휘둥그렇다 wide-eyed, pop-eyed, moon-eyed