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Native Korean adjectives

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4 syllables

V-CV structure

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
113이러하다 be this way; be like this; be as follows
845어떠하다 be how
49475애매하다01억울하다 아무 잘못 없이 꾸중을 듣거나 벌을 받아 억울하다(mortified, suffer unfairness)

CV-CV structure

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
426그러하다 so; such; like that
4161지루하다01 boring, tedious
5744따스하다 warm, mild (weather, heart, water)
6905초라하다 shabby, poor (outfit, house); insignificant, pathetic
7706구수하다01 pleasant, sweet, tasty (smell, taste); interesting, humorous (story, talk, person)
8307고소하다01맛이 ~ have a flavor of nut; be pleased to see a disliked person make a mistake
13195너무하다 unreasonable
14587시시하다 trifling, trivial, petty, insignificant (matters), dull (movie)
18284느끼하다 greasy (food), oily, fatty; be sick to the stomach, nauseated, queasy
19958거나하다 be tipsy, mellow, happy, slightly intoxicated
20518매캐하다
23869수수하다02옷차림이 ~ (dress) pleasantly plain, pleasantly simple, unpretentious
24886쩨쩨하다
29568퀴퀴하다
31831도도하다01거만하다
35949저러하다
44059무대하다
46435빼빼하다01
48154수수하다01어지럽다
54499째째하다
55260추레하다
56377파리하다
57426해사하다01

CV-CVC structure

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
760비슷하다02 similar, alike
1312따뜻하다 warm
1471깨끗하다 clean
1716가난하다 poor
2022뚜렷하다 clear, distinct (differences, features, seasons); vivid (recollections); evident, positive (proof)
2248대단하다 intense (heat); considerable, great (sum), big (crowd); great (man), amazing (beauty)
2799마땅하다 suitable, right (job, outfit, place to park, price); reasonable (conclusion)
3561가득하다01 full
4737차분하다01 calm, cool, relaxed
5629서늘하다 cool, chilly (breeze, weather); chilled (with fright)
6523흐뭇하다 pleased, delighted (smile, expression)
6550그만하다 be nearly same, neither better nor worse
6635싸늘하다 chilly, cold, frosty (air, attitude)
6933허름하다 shabby, humble (clothes, apartment)
7031뾰족하다 sharp, pointed (nouse, chin, pencil); brilliant, bright (idea)
7441거룩하다 holy, divine, sacred, sublime
7670허전하다01 empty (room, heart, stomach)
8557짜릿하다 thrilling, electrifying, exhilarating
8602포근하다 cozy, snug (bed, room); warm, tender (hug); warm, mild (winter, weather)
8658갸름하다 slender, slim, pleasantly oval (face)
8693나직하다01 low (voice, ceiling), short, subdued
8721두툼하다 thick (lips, textbook)
9865허술하다 shabby (clothes), worn-out, humble, poor; careless (with money), negligent
9952꾸준하다 steady, constant (effort, friendship), tireless (studying)
9954나른하다 drowsy (spring day), sluggish, listless, tired, languid
10459느긋하다02 relaxed, carefree, easygoing
10465대견하다01 satisfied, contented, proud; admirable, praiseworthy; valuable, dear
11526화끈하다
11666노릇하다 노르스름하다, yellowish
11719또렷하다 clear, distinct, definite, obvious, apparent
11836뿌듯하다 (one's heart) be full, be satisfied
12390느슨하다 loose (knot), slack; relaxed (environmental regulations); easygoing (person)
13099고단하다01 tired, weary, fatigued
14571스산하다 bleak (weather); violent, strong (wind); restless, nervous
15011푸짐하다 generous, plentiful (meal, gifts)
15234괘씸하다 disgraceful (behavior), disgusting (fellow), scandalous, hateful
15608부산하다01 be busy, be bustling; noisy, boisterous
16275투박하다01 crude (design), coarse (hands), unsophisticated (way of speaking)
16444갸륵하다01 admirable, exemplary (behavior), praiseworthy (intentions)
16445거북하다 uncomfortable, awkward (to hear sth); bloated (stomach)
17013빠듯하다 tight (shirt); barely enough, narrow, marginal (profits, subsistence)
17185시장하다01 배가 고프다
17615지긋하다02 be advanced in years, be well up in years
17824푸근하다 포근하다 comfortably warm, snug (bed); mild, soft (winter)
18394따끔하다 pricking, stinging (with a needle); severe, harsh (criticism, experience)
18518미끈하다 sleek, streamlined (motorcar); slender, slim (face)
18700비릿하다 somewhat fishy[bloody], smell a little bloody
18877수북하다 heaped up ¶ 수북한 오렌지 a heap of oranges; swollen (eye)
19424조촐하다 snug, cozy, neat (little house); elegant, tidy (little garden); graceful, handsome
19873흐릿하다 cloudy, overcast (sky); dim, faint (moon, light); vague (memories)
20144그득하다
20433두둑하다
20457따분하다
20515매끈하다
20629바삭하다
20685버젓하다
20850뻐근하다 feel heavy (in the chest), feel stiff (in the shoulders, in the neck)
20955서먹하다 be awkward, be ill at ease, be unfamiliar
21582자잘하다
22284후련하다 feel relieved, feel unburdened (after throwing up, clearing debts, saying what I wanted to say, crying)
22730까칠하다
22997도톰하다
23094따끈하다
23167매콤하다
23181머쓱하다 lanky, rangy (desgarbado, larguirucho); be embarrassed, feel awkward; disheartened, depressed
25619거뜬하다 feel light, feel good; bright, cheerful, refreshed
26185나란하다 even, equal, uniform, regular, lined up (in regular ranks)
26614뜨끔하다 따끔하다 pricking, stinging (needle); severe, harsh (criticism)
26901미련하다01 stupid, dull, thickheaded, imbecile
27409뾰쪽하다 물체의 끝이 점차 가늘어져서 날카롭다. ‘뾰족하다’보다 센 느낌을 준다; pointed, sharp
27413삐딱하다 slanting, sloping, leaning (hat)
28010써늘하다 싸늘하다 cold, icy, chilly (wind, attitude)
29699파릇하다
30016호젓하다
30095후끈하다
30179가뿐하다
31545느릿하다
31684대꾼하다
31971되직하다
32082따듯하다 덥지 않을 정도로 온도가 알맞게 높다. ‘따뜻하다’보다 여린(tender) 느낌을 준다
32145뜨끈하다
32149뜨뜻하다
32497무던하다
33430빼곡하다
34290시들하다
34327시큰하다
35792자작하다01
36680쪼잔하다
38365가직하다
38810거뭇하다
40489그쯤하다
41007꺼칠하다
41462너절하다
41716누릿하다01
43593매정하다01
44063무뚝하다
46430빼꼭하다
46433빼뚤하다
46456뽀독하다01
46491삐죽하다01
47133새금하다
47162새침하다
47165새콤하다
47307서글하다
47326서름하다
47773소담하다01
48081수꿀하다
48660시큼하다
53533조붓하다
53561조쌀하다
54543쭈뼛하다
56740포실하다
56873푸릇하다
56874푸릿하다
57437해쓱하다
57590허퉁하다02
58377희끗하다

CVC-CVC structure

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
966훌륭하다 excellent, magnificent; honorable, respectable
1849궁금하다01 curious; anxious
2618답답하다 stuffy (room); suffocating (shirt, atmosphere); anxious, uneasy; unadaptable, lacking resources
2948튼튼하다 strong, solid (building, desk, financial structure); healthy (body, child)
3188불쌍하다 pitiful, pathetic, poor (orphan, condition)
3864똑똑하다 smart, clever
3866만만하다01대적할 만함 soft, tender; easy (job), easygoing; negligible, slight, insignificant
4137싱싱하다 fresh (fruit, vegetables, ingredients)
4200딱딱하다01굳다 hard, stiff (mattress, beef); formal, dry (atmosphere, way of speaking)
4289쓸쓸하다 lonely, lonesome (life); melancholic; gloomy (weather)
4500넉넉하다 enough, sufficient (money, rice); rich, wealthy, well-off
4617섭섭하다01 sorry, disappointed; regretful, disappointing
4987단단하다 hard, solid (ground, stone, defense); tight (knot); great, extraordinary
5022생생하다 fresh (vegetables); vivid (memory), graphic (description)
5463깔끔하다 neat and tidy; sleek and clean; sharp, cleanly
5464꼼꼼하다 meticulous, scrupulous, attentive
5536잔잔하다01 quiet, calm, still (sea, voice)
5779썰렁하다 chilly (room); flat (joke), strange (atmosphere)
5888든든하다 strong, robust (foundation); safe, trustworthy; full (stomach)
6216떳떳하다 honorable, straight, fair, have a clean conscience
6272씩씩하다02 manly, brave, courageous
6587민망하다 embarrassed, ashamed; sorry, sad
6634심심하다01지루하다 be bored
6976끔찍하다 terrible, awful, horrendous
7229멀쩡하다 intact, whole, sound, free from damage; hypocritical, impudent, cheeky
7398캄캄하다 pitch-black, pitch-dark; gloomy, dark
7636짤막하다 short, brief (speech, reply)
8039달콤하다 sweet; sugary, honeyed
8061멍청하다 stupid, foolish
8573촉촉하다01 moist, slightly wet
8804섬뜩하다 frightening, terrifying
9237씁쓸하다 bitter (smile), bitterish
9511남짓하다 be slightly over (fifty); be a little more than (10000 won, 10 miles)
10035반듯하다01 straight, even, good (posture); tidy, neat (house); well-shaped
10282축축하다 damp, slightly wet (clothes, hair)
10299탄탄하다01 robust (man); strong, solid (story line, defense, financial structure)
10439꿋꿋하다 strong, firm (posture, will, spirit)
10581산뜻하다 refreshing (morning air); bright (color); crisp (weather); neat (dress)
10589상큼하다02 fresh, refreshing (juice, perfume, fragance)
10849통통하다01 plump, chubby (cheeks, baby)
10864팽팽하다02 tight, taut (rope, violin string, net); close (competition); tense (atmosphere); narrow-minded (person)
11111묵직하다 heavy, weighty (bag); grave (tone), dignified, solemn
11202상냥하다 kind, friendly, nice (girl), gentle (voice)
11647끈끈하다 sticky, gluey (paste, caramel), glutinous; humid, muggy (weather); tenacious, persistent
11650날렵하다 nimble, swift, agile (movements); lean (body), sleek (car)
11651날씬하다 slim, slender (figure, fingers)
11721뚱뚱하다 fat, overweight, plump, chubby
12162큼직하다 quite big, quite large
12357꼿꼿하다 straight (posture), upright; honest, straightforward (conduct); strong (will)
12511변변하다 decent, satisfactory (hotel, treatment); fairly good-looking
12556빽빽하다 dense, thick (forest), closely packed; clogged (nose); narrow-minded (person)
13167깊숙하다 deep (valley), secluded (village), retired
13329뭉클하다 touching, moving (story)
13744정갈하다 neat and proper, clean, tidy (room)
13827찜찜하다 uncomfortable, awkward
13963향긋하다 fragrant, aromatic
14446불룩하다 bulging (belly), fat (wallet), swollen
14466빳빳하다 stiff (piece of paper), crisp (new bills); headstrong, willful
15015풋풋하다 fresh
15288깜깜하다 very dark, pitch-black (darkness); ignorant, be in the dark
15317납작하다02 flat, low (face, chest)
15334널찍하다 large, big (garden, car trunk, accommodation)
15335넓적하다 wide and flat (face)
16427갑갑하다 stuffy, suffocating, stifling; boring, dull
16598길쭉하다 long, longish (face, leaves)
16663늘씬하다02다리가 ~ slender, slim (figure, waist)
16911번듯하다 반듯하다 straight (road, post); flawless, decent (family); comely, well-shaped
17497잘록하다 constricted in the middle (as a vase); narrow, slim (waisted girl)
17642짭짤하다 nice and salty, have a good salty taste; acceptable, decent, befitting; be fairly good at
18438말짱하다01 impeccable, irreproachable; tidy, neat (clothes, job)
18641볼록하다 불룩하다 swollen, baggy, fat, bulky (bag, breast, pocketbook)
18966쌀쌀하다 chilly, rather cold (weather, air); distant, cold-hearted, indifferent (greeting, look)
19589출출하다02 slightly hungry, peckish
20495말끔하다 clean, clear, neat and tidy, fine, graceful (house, face, attire)
20498말쑥하다 clean, neat, smart, tidy (room, person, haircut)
20622밋밋하다 flat, even, plain, bearless (chin), blank (face), slender and tall (tree)
20849빡빡하다 tight (schedule), intensive (course); thick (soup); obstinate, inflexible
21144실팍하다
21847진득하다
21981칙칙하다02 dark, somber (colors); thick, dense (wood)
22002컴컴하다
22030탐탁하다
22077팍팍하다
22625굵직하다
22731깍듯하다
22732깐깐하다
22872눅눅하다
23183먹먹하다
23188멀쑥하다
23405벙벙하다01 be dumbfounded, tongue-tied, stunned
23606빵빵하다02 속이 가득히 차 있다
24863질펀하다
25361헛헛하다01 hungry; empty (feeling)
25398홀쭉하다 slim, slender, thin (waist); hollow (cheeks), pointed (tail)
25457훤칠하다 handsomely tall, have a full well-developed figure, be strapping
25650걸쭉하다 thick (gruel, soup); lewd, dirty (jokes)
25984굳건하다 strong and steady, reliable, firm (heart, spirit, character)
26142깜찍하다 too clever for one's age, precocious, too sharp (boy, girl); surprisingly small, cute (hat, dog)
26178끔직하다 ?
26367단출하다 small (family), simple (household); handy (garment), convenient
26459덤덤하다 silent, speechless; calm, placid (mind); ordinary, common
26733멀뚱하다 눈빛이나 정신 따위가 생기가 없고 멀겋다(dull, dim)
26986반반하다01 level (road), smooth (surface), flat, even; pretty (girl), handsome, neat (house)
27400뻑뻑하다 빡빡하다 thick (soup), dry and hard; closely packed, tight, crammed (schedule)
27403뻣뻣하다 빳빳하다 rigid, straight, wiry (hair), crisp (bank note), stiff (neck); strong, firm (attitude)
27517살뜰하다 thrifty, frugal (housewife), saving, provident of; affectionate toward (her only son), fond of
27533삼삼하다02 음식 맛이 조금 싱거운 듯하면서 맛이 있다; 사물이나 사람의 생김새나 됨됨이가 마음이 끌리게 그럴듯하다
29439총총하다01 촘촘하고(close, thick) 많은 별빛이 또렷또렷하다(all clear)
29628탱탱하다 inflated, swollen up, (sprained ankle) puffed up, tense
29963헐렁하다 loose, loose-fitting, baggy
30128흥건하다 brimful, full to the brim; juicy, watery (kimchi)
30233간간하다02약간 짠 듯하다 pleasantly salty, nicely salted
30436걸걸하다02 guttural, husky (voice)
31621단촐하다
32049듬직하다
32140뚝뚝하다
32366멍멍하다
32620뭉근하다
32622뭉툭하다
33442뻔뻔하다01 impudent, cheeky, shameless (fellow, request)
33797선뜩하다
33854섬찟하다
34048솔깃하다
34463싹싹하다 pleasant, amiable, affable, kind
34471쌉쌀하다 slightly bitter
34472쌍글하다02 ‘쌍그렇다’의 잘못: look cold and forlorn, appear uncomfortable with cold
36669짱짱하다01 sturdy, stout, strong
36696찝찔하다
36697찝찝하다
36814천천하다
37296털털하다02 사람의 성격이나 하는 짓 따위가 까다롭지 아니하고 소탈하다(informal); 품질 따위가 그리 좋지도 아니하고 나쁘지도 아니하다
37298텁텁하다 thick and tasteless, unpleasant-tasting (bean-paste soup); free and easy, broad-minded, careless
37589폭신하다
37616푹신하다
37848핼쑥하다
38488감감하다01 faraway, remote (antiquity, horizon); entirely forgotten; have no news from (a person)
38899걸직하다
39499골똘하다
40572글썽하다
41016껄껄하다02 rough (surface, texture), coarse (grain), sandy
41019껄렁하다
41020껌껌하다
41467널널하다 [방언] ‘널찍하다(꽤 너르다)’의 방언(함남)
41639놀놀하다01 털이나 풀 따위의 빛깔이 노르스름하다(yellowish)
41777늘씬하다01늘씬하게 맞다 be exhausted; be worn out; be reduced to pulp
41780늘쩡하다
42015달큰하다
42414덩실하다
42967들썩하다01
43147똘똘하다
43155똥똥하다
43542맞춤하다02
43685멀찍하다
44006몽글하다
44363물씬하다
44397뭉떵하다
44591밍밍하다
45650봉긋하다
46417빤빤하다01
46461뽑뽑하다
47110상큼하다01
47439선득하다
47544설핏하다
48986심심하다02싱겁다
49061쌈박하다02 물건이나 어떤 대상이 시원스럽도록 마음에 들다; 일의 진행이나 처리 따위가 시원하고 말끔하게 이루어지다
49101쏠쏠하다
52754쟁쟁하다02목소리가 또렷하다
54408질컥하다
54410질퍽하다
54502쨍쨍하다02
54528쫄깃하다
54561찐득하다
54635찬찬하다01 attentive, careful, prudent; slow, leisurely, deliberate (movement)
54782척척하다01
55132촘촘하다
55564칠칠하다
55633칼칼하다01
55757쿰쿰하다
56101톡톡하다
56272툽툽하다80
56276퉁명하다
56279퉁퉁하다01 살이 쪄서 몸이 옆으로 퍼진 듯하다; 물체의 한 부분이 붓거나 부풀어서 두드러져 있다. ‘뚱뚱하다’보다 거센 느낌을 준다
56470팔팔하다

CV-VC structure

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1844시원하다 cool; refreshing
2610조용하다01 silent, quiet, still (audience, street, tone, life)
6965그윽하다 quietly secluded (valley); deep, profound (affection); subtle, sweet (scent of roses)
9022개운하다01 refreshed (after sleep, bath); refreshing (soup)
10121수월하다 easy, be a piece of cake, be no trouble
10396고약하다 bad, nasty, foul (taste, mouth, temper, weather, cold)
11870서운하다 hurt, sad; be regrettable, be sorry; be displeasing, be unfair
12809자욱하다 dense, thick (cigarette smoke, fog)
23110뜨악하다
26832무엇하다 improper, unbecoming; awkward, embarrassing ¶ 이렇게 말씀드리기가 좀 무엇합니다만 excuse me for my frankness, but

VC-CVC structure

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
2903엉뚱하다 extraordinary, extravagant, outrageous (idea, question); wrong, different (direction)
3708익숙하다 skilled, experienced; familiar
5042웬만하다 passable, tolerable
7299얌전하다 gentle, mild, meek; nice, neat, good
11276앙상하다 thin, skinny, emaciated (beggar, patient); thin, bare (trees)
11949얄팍하다 thin (book, slices); shallow (tricks), superficial (knowledge)
13557알뜰하다 frugal (life), thrifty, prudent
13580엉성하다 be thin, be skin and bones; loose (translation), careless; loose, sparse (mesh)
21260얼큰하다 spicy, rather hot; tipsy, slightly intoxicated
21265엉큼하다 wily (scheme), insidious (man), treacherous (glance, smile)
28085알량하다 trifling (gift), trivial, worthless (fellow), rubbish
34783얼근하다 rather hot, somewhat peppery (food); mellow, tipsy
35278움푹하다 hollow, concave, sunken (eyes), dented
35484음전하다 modest, decent, genteel, elegant, refined (girl, in speech)
49427앗쌀하다
49441앙큼하다
49592얄풋하다
49914엔간하다
50650옴팍하다

CV-V structure

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
3851고요하다 silent, quiet

V-CVC structure

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
4812아득하다 far, distant (road ahead); remote, distant (memory); vague, hazy
9272오죽하다 정도가 매우 심하거나 대단하다 ¶ 제가 오죽하면 이런 말을 다 하겠습니까? Would I say this if it weren't that bad?
9678아련하다 faint, dim (sound, memory, moonlight)
10190의젓하다 mature (behavior); dignified, sober, well-behaved
10725이만하다 be this much, be as big as, be to this extent ¶ 내 책상은 이만하다 My desk is this large
11268아찔하다 dizzy
11278애틋하다 be worried, vexed, troubled; pathetic, pitiful; dear, affectionate (love)
12664아늑하다 cozy, snug (in bed)
13630우람하다01 bulky, beefy (body); imposing, majestic (mansion)
17354우뚝하다 high, tall, towering, soaring
19001애절하다01애가 탐 견디기 어렵도록 애가 타는 마음이 있다 (애가 타다: be anxious)
19005야릇하다 odd, queer, strange, peculiar, curious (dream, sensation, trick)
19208으슥하다01 secluded, retired, lonely, desolate, quiet (place, corner, alley, mountain path)
19235이슥하다 far advanced, late (at night)
21211애잔하다
21351오뚝하다
24062아릿하다02 sting the tip of one's tongue, be biting, tingling, acrid, pungent
24241오붓하다
28026아둔하다 stupid, dull, slow, unintelligent
28157어둑하다
28360오목하다
28462우묵하다
34513아뜩하다
34531아슬하다02
34852여북하다 언짢거나(unpleasant) 안타까운 마음이다
35055오련하다
35068오싹하다
49709어뜩하다01
49754어슷하다
50507오롯하다
50842요만하다
51250유난하다

V-VC structure

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24136어엿하다

VC-CV structure

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28405왁자하다
49366알싸하다01

CVC-CV structure

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33305불콰하다

VC-VC structure

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34787얼얼하다