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Native Korean nouns

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Mammals :-)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1569개03동물dog
1987고양이 cat
2415소03 cow
2624말05~을 타다horse
2893돼지 pig
3250쥐02동물mouse
4567토끼 rabbit
4671곰03 bear/slow-witted person
4878늑대 wolf
5114사슴01 deer
5249여우01 fox; vixen
6977나귀 donkey
7220들소 bison, buffalo
7321원숭이 monkey, ape
7491돌고래03동물dolphin
8122송아지 calf (ternero)
8725들쥐 field mouse
9702염소01 goat
9910고래01동물whale
10292코끼리 elephant
10785젖소 milk cow
10790종아리 calf (ternero)
10920황소01 bull, ox
11866생쥐 house mouse
12393다람쥐 squirrel, chipmunk
13361범01호랑이tiger
14028강아지 puppy
14619암소01 cow, heifer (vaquilla, novilla)
15431두더지01 mole (animal)
16786망아지 pony, colt, foal
16866박쥐 bat (aerial mammal)
18249너구리01 raccoon

Birds :-)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1935참새01 sparrow (gorrión)
2519갈매기 seagull
2857닭 chicken
4017제비02 a swallow (golondrina)
5872까치01 a magpie (urraca)
6846오리03새duck
8971파랑새01 bluebird (azulejo o azulillo)
10058병아리 chick, chicken
10565비둘기 dove, pigeon
11834뻐꾸기 cuckoo (bird)
12327귀제비 striated swallow
12816장끼01 cock pheasant (pheasant=faisán)
14117굴뚝새 wren (bird) (chochines, trogloditas, saltaparedes…)
14136기러기 wild goose (goose= oca, ganso)
14148까투리 hen pheasant (pheasant=faisán)
14157꿩01 pheasant (faisán)
14358박새01 great tit, titmouse (bird)
14621암탉 hen
15719소쩍새 scops owl
16608꾀꼬리 a (Korean) nightingale (nightingale=ruiseñor)
18193까마귀 crow, raven (cuervo)
18860솔개 (black) kite (milano negro)
18894수탉 rooster, cock
19430종달새 lark, skylark (alondra)
19867휘파람새 bush warbler (bird)

Insects, worms and the like :-)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
3565개미03곤충ant
5158파리01 a fly
5216벌03곤충bee
5874나비03 butterfly
6582모기01 mosquito
9349지네01 centipede
10382거머리02동물leech (sanguijuela)
11646꿀벌 honeybee
11743메뚜기02 grasshopper
13279매미02 cicada (cigarra, chicharra)
13801지렁이 earthworm
14099구더기01 maggot (gusano)
14357바퀴02곤충cockroach
15070호박벌 carpenter bee
15373달팽이 snail
15787쐐기03곤충caterpillar
16169진딧물 aphid, plant louse
16659누에01 silkworm
19222이01곤충louse (piojo)
19306잠자리02곤충dragonfly

Fish, mollusks and the like :-)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
2287오징어 squid
4761게01동물crab
5207멸치 anchovy
5367새우02 shrimp; prawn; lobster
5812조개01 a shellfish; a clam
9479굴01동물oyster/(cave)
9599붕어01 crucian carp
10268참치01 tuna
10742잉어01 carp
11119미꾸라지 loach, mudfish
11147버들치 (fish name)
13756조기01 croaker, yellow corbina
16325피라미 minnow (pez pequeño de agua dulce)
16406가재01동물crawfish, crayfish (cangrejo)
16860바다가재 lobster
17107소라02 conch, turban shell (species of sea snail)
17950가물치01 snakehead (fish)
17967갈치 hairtail, cutlassfish (sables)
18217낙지01 small octopus
18471모시조개 a short-necked clam
18863송사리 ricefish, minnow

Other animals :-)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
4486개구리 frog
4897뱀 snake
8630황소개구리 bullfrog
11141방울뱀 rattlesnake
13959해태04상상의 동물, 獬豸a mythical unicorn-lion
14100구렁이 big snake, serpent
15895올챙이 a tadpole

Animals (generic) :-)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1089새03날짐승bird
2481짐승 beast
3579물고기 fish
3988벌레01 insect, bug
6151텃새 permanent (non-migratory) bird
8024나그네새 a bird of passage, a migratory bird
10963겨울새 a winter bird
16208철새 migratory bird
18509물새01 water bird; waterfowl
RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1329새끼02자식~young, youngling, baby, child, 낳은 지 얼마 안 되는 어린 짐승
1828꼬리01 tail
2073날개01 wing
2200알01 egg; bead; grain
2234살01~을 빼다flesh; fat
2438달걀 egg
2497둥지 nest
2577어미01 mother; mother animal
5072가죽01 skin; leather
5946암컷 a female (animal) ↔ 수컷
6088수컷 a male ↔ 암컷
6948거미줄 spider's thread
6990뒷발 hind foot
7788부리01 beak; tip, pointed end
8339대가리01 head, 동물의 머리; top
8765보금자리 (bird's) nest; one's home
9146발톱 toenail; claw
9497깃털 feather; plumage
9628새소리 the song of a bird
9680앞발 foreleg, front paw
10361가시01뾰족한 것thorn, prickle, spine (espina); fish bone
10574뿔01~이 돋다horn
11008굽 hoof (pezuña); heel
11181비늘01 (fish) scale
13180날갯짓 the flap of wings; a wingbeat
13772주둥이 mouth, yap (ladrido), muzzle (hocico, bozal)
15286깃02깃털feather
17237암수01 female and male; both sexes
17606쥐꼬리 rattail
18589배래02 the belly of a fish; the lower part of a sleeve, 한복 소매 아래쪽에 물고기의 배처럼 불룩하게 둥글린 부분
18865쇠똥02 cattle dung
19414조개껍데기 a shell
19463쥐구멍 rathole

Trees :-)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
2083소나무 pine tree
5824참나무 an oak tree (roble)
6034느티나무 zelkova (tree)
6738감나무 persimmon tree
7440개나리01 forsythia, golden-bell tree
8075밤나무 chestnut tree
11231솔03소나무pine tree
11789버드나무 willow
12500배나무 pear tree
15453떡갈나무 oak tree (roble)
15766신갈나무 a Mongolian oak
16066전나무 fir (abeto)
17126솔잎 pine needle
19694팽나무 hackberry, nettle tree

Flowers :-)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
7378진달래 azalea (flower)
9102도라지01 bellflower
9404할미꽃 pasqueflower
10543벚꽃 cherry blossoms
11809봉숭아 garden balsam (flower)
13547쑥부쟁이 an aster, Aster lautureanus
14303메밀꽃 buckwheat flower
14888진달래꽃01 azalea
15628붓꽃 a blue flag, an iris (flower)
17866해바라기02식물sunflower
18334도라지꽃 bellflower
18449맨드라미 a cockscomb (flower)
18545박꽃 a gourd flower
18587배꽃 pear blossoms
19815호박꽃 pumpkin flower

Seaweed :-)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
11678다시마 sea tangle; tangleweed; kelp
11768미역02 brown seaweed

Other plants, fungi and the like

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
679담배 tobacco; cigarette
5026수수01 Indian millet (sorgo)
8147쑥02식물mugwort (altamisa)
9295이끼01 moss, lichen
9522대나무 bamboo
9794질경이 plantain, whiteman's foot (llantén)
9912고사리 bracken (helecho)
11120미나리01 dropwort (filipéndula, herbácea con propiedades medicinales)
13546쑥갓 a crown daisy, Chrysanthemum coronarium
14191느타리버섯 oyster mushroom
15213곰팡이 mold, mildew (moho)
15289깻잎 sesame leaf
18397때죽나무 a snowbell
19527참깨 sesame, sesame seed

Vegetation (generic)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
470꽃01 flower
540나무01 tree; wood
2539풀02~을 베다grass
4047나물01 herbs; vegetables; greens
5906버섯02 mushroom
6922풀꽃 a flower; a flowering plant
7107잔디 grass, lawn
7212덩굴 vine, creeper, ivy
12245갈대 reed (caña, junco)
18830섶03땔나무brushwood (maleza)

Beads, seeds, grains and similar shapes

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
2200알01 egg; bead; grain
5213방울01물~a drop/a bell(5492)
7837알갱이02 a grain; a kernel; a granule
9243알맹이 kernel, seed, grain; content, substance
9298이삭01 ear (of rice, of barley); a grain
16546구슬01 bead; marble; jewel
18225낟알 a grain (of rice); a kernel; corn
RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1179뿌리 root
1680잎01 leaf
2124가지01~를 치다branch; kind, sort/(eggplant)
2309껍질 skin; bark; peel; shell
2325줄기01 stem, stalk; stream, course; ray, beam
3225나뭇가지 the branches of a tree; bough, twig, sprig
3361씨01 seed
4217싹01 a bud, a sprout, a shoot
4778나뭇잎 leaf; foliage
5673줄거리01 잎이 다 떨어진 나뭇가지; summary, outline
6096씨앗 seed
6761꽃잎 petal
7347잎사귀 leaf
7353잔디밭 lawn, turf, patch of grass
7721꽃밭 flower garden; field of flowers
8455알뿌리 bulb
9391포기01 a plant, a head (of cabbage); a clump (of grass)
9648솔밭 a pine grove; pinery
9951꽃씨 flower seed
11863새싹 sprout, bud, shoot
12018이파리 leaf; blade; needle; frond; foliage
12358꽃다발 a bunch of flowers, a bouquet
12360나무껍질 the bark of a tree
14777잎새02 a leaf
15012풀뿌리 grass root
15013풀숲 grass thicket (thicket=matorral), grassland
15293꽃꽂이 flower arrangement
15295꽃송이01 a blossom, an open flower
15434둥치01나무 밑동the base of a tree trunk
16157지푸라기 a piece of straw; a straw
16242칡덩굴 the vines of arrowroots
17825풀잎 blade of glass, glass leaf
18202꽃가지 a spray of flowers (ramillete)
18204꽃대01 a flower stalk (tallo, pedúnculo)
18205꽃묶음 a bunch of flowers
18752삭정이 dead branches on a tree

Fruits, vegetables, cereals

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1491과일01 fruit
1740마늘 garlic
2126고추01 chili pepper
2226콩01 beans; peas; soy
3312당근 carrot
3447파01 Welsh onion, scallion (蔥)
3513감자01 potato
3596열매01 fruit; nut; berry
3617호박01 pumpkin
3687무02식물daikon, white radish
4027콩나물 bean sprouts
4129배추01 Chinese cabbage
4353수박01 watermelon
4515보리01 barley, rye
5030실파01 a small green onion
5093대파80파의 일종(a variety of onion)
5215배03열매pear
5288참외01 melon
5527옥수수 corn
5711겨자01 mustard
6062밤02열매chestnut
6215땅콩 peanut, groundnut
6773대추01 jujube, Chinese date
7076오이01 cucumber
7518바가지01 gourd, calabash
7603잣01 pine nut
7823시금치 spinach
7996고구마 sweet potato
8053딸기 strawberry
8256팥 red bean
8263풋고추 green chili pepper
8293감01열매persimmon
8994호두01 walnut
9141밀03 wheat
9184상추01 lettuce
10815청경채 pak choi
11697도토리 acorn (bellota)
12191풋콩 green unripe beans
12898쪽박 small gourd
12945콩알 bean
13378복숭아 peach
13563애호박 green pumpkin, young pumpkin
14434부추 a leek, a scallion
15120가지03식물eggplant
16106조01 millet (mijo)
16799메밀 buckwheat (trigo negro, trigo sarraceno)
18571밤콩 빛깔과 맛이 밤(chestnut)과 비슷하고 알이 꽤 굵은 콩
19592취나물 어린 참취 또는 그 잎을 삶아 쇠고기, 파, 기름, 깨소금 따위의 양념을 쳐서 볶은 나물

Food

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
372술01~을 먹다alcoholic drink
1055고기01 meat
1221소금01 salt
2130빵01 bread
2181쇠고기 beef
2207김치01 kimchi
2262후춧가루 ground pepper
2625밀가루 wheat flour
2813참기름 sesame oil
3177국물 soup
3732국01음식soup, potage
3754불고기 bulgogi, grilled beef
4405김03해초dried laver
4418돼지고기 pork
4982꿀 honey
5150채06~를 썰다shredded vegetables
5403젖 milk; breasts
6022국수01 noodles
6059반죽 dough, paste
6375깨소금 ground sesame mixed with salt
7478닭고기 chicken
7820수제비 sujebi, clear soup with dumplings
8106새우젓 salted shrimp
9916고춧가루 powdered red pepper
10413구이01 meat roasted with seasonings
10549볶음 panbroiled food, stir-fry dishes
10874표고버섯 shiitake (mushroom)
11116물엿 starch syrup
11122미역국 brown-seaweed soup
11151범벅 mixed-grain porridge
11478튀김01 fried food, fried dishes
11488팽이버섯 enokitake (mushroom)
11745메주 fermented soybeans
12246갈비01 ribs
12257개고기 dog meat
12355꼬치01 skewered food; food on a skewer (skewer=pincho, brocheta)
12593소02 filling (for making dumplings)
12861조갯살 clam meat; the flesh of a shellfish
13416빈대떡 a mung-bean pancake
14585시래기 dried radish leaves
14673엿01 wheat-gluten; glutinous rice jelly; taffy; toffee
14950칼국수 kalguksu; chopped noodles
15150개밥 dog food
15257군고구마 roasted sweet potato
15487메밀묵 buckwheat paste
16108조림01 food boiled down in soy sauce or other seasonings
16599김치찌개 kimchi stew
16956부럼 nuts eaten on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar (to guard oneself against boils for a year)
16975부침01 부침개 (기름에 부쳐서 만드는 빈대떡, 저냐, 누름적, 전병(煎餠) 따위의 음식). Fried food, fried dish
18073곶감 dried persimmon
18295단무지 pickled radish

Rice

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
353밥01~을 먹다steamed rice; meal
695쌀 uncooked rice
1443떡01 rice cake
2677논01 rice paddy
4277벼01 rice plant; paddy
4421막걸리 raw rice wine
4426밥그릇 rice bowl
6384누룽지 nurungji, crust of overcooked rice
6884전기밥솥 electric rice cooker
7720김밥 gimbap
7926찹쌀 glutinous rice, sticky rice
8077밥맛 appetite; the taste of boiled rice
8090볶음밥 fried rice
8381밥솥 rice pot; rice cooker
9212숭늉 sungnyung, scorched-rice water
9674쌀알 a grain of rice
11747모01~를 심다rice seedling; young rice plants
11933쌀밥 boiled rice, cooked rice
12420덮밥 a bowl of rice served with toppings
12493밥알 a grain of cooked rice
13255떡볶이 a seasoned rice cake
13411비빔밥 boiled rice with assorted mixtures
13521시루떡 steamed rice cake
13833찬밥01 cold rice; leftover rice
14112국밥 boiled rice served in soup
14603쌀뜨물 the (first) washing water of rice, rice washings
15343논바닥 the soil of a rice paddy
15563밥물 water for boiling rice
15566방앗간 a rice mill
15592보리밥 boiled rice with barley
16124주먹밥 a rice ball
16195찹쌀가루 glutinous rice flour
16250콩나물국 콩나물을 넣고 끓인 국
16924볏짚 rice straw
18263논두렁01~ 밭두렁a ridge between rice fields
18402떡국 rice dumpling soup
19254인절미 injeolmi, Korean traditional rice cake made from the glutinous rice and coated with bean flour

Appetite and taste

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
390맛01 taste; relish; experience
3422양념 seasoning, condiment
3905간01음식의 ~을 보다salty taste, saltiness; salt
4229입맛 appetite
8077밥맛 appetite; the taste of boiled rice
9084단맛 sweetness, sweet taste
9675쓴맛 a bitter taste; bitterness
13059감칠맛 flavor, taste; charm, attraction
16900배고픔 배가 고픈 상태. 또는 그런 느낌.
18381뒷맛 an aftertaste
18944신맛 sour taste

Generic terms for food

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
3686먹이 food, feed, fodder
4234접시 dish; plate; serving
6033끼01끼니(끼니) meal; mealtime/(talent)
6581먹거리 food (item)
8911저녁밥 supper
9856한술 spoonful (of food), bite (of food)
10663아침밥 breakfast
15300끼니 meal
16172진지01 meal
RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1563그릇01 vessel; bowl
2159부엌 kitchen
2273칼01베는 도구knife. 날과 자루로 이루어져 있다.
3633도시락 box lunch
4426밥그릇 rice bowl
4550젓가락 chopsticks
4877냄비 pot, saucepan
6693찌개01 stew; casserole
7561숟가락 spoon
8045도마01 cutting board, chopping board
8438수저01 spoon and chopsticks
9201솥 iron pot; kettle
10727이쑤시개 toothpick
10939가마솥 cauldron; iron pot; kettle
15412독01간장~jar, jug
15455뚝배기 earthen bowl
15909요강01 Korean chamber pot
16553국자01 ladle; dipper; scoop (cucharón, cazo)
16718돌솥 dolsot, stone pot
16965부엌일 kitchen work
17129솥뚜껑 cauldron lid
17590주걱 spatula; rice paddle
17860함지박 a wooden bowl
18297단지01항아리jar, pot
18574방구리01 water jug
19516찜통 steamer