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Native Korean nouns
Animals
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 1089 | 새03 | 날짐승 | bird |
| 1329 | 새끼02 | 자식~ | young, youngling, baby, child |
| 1569 | 개03 | 동물 | dog |
| 1935 | 참새01 | | sparrow |
| 1987 | 고양이 | | cat |
| 2200 | 알01 | | egg; bead; grain |
| 2287 | 오징어 | | squid |
| 2415 | 소03 | | cow |
| 2438 | 달걀 | | egg |
| 2481 | 짐승 | | beast |
| 2519 | 갈매기 | | seagull |
| 2577 | 어미01 | | mother; mother animal |
| 2624 | 말05 | ~을 타다 | horse |
| 2857 | 닭 | | chicken |
| 2893 | 돼지 | | pig |
| 3250 | 쥐02 | 동물 | mouse |
| 3565 | 개미03 | 곤충 | ant |
| 3579 | 물고기 | | fish |
| 3988 | 벌레01 | | insect, bug |
| 4017 | 제비02 | | a lottery/a swallow |
| 4486 | 개구리 | | frog |
| 4567 | 토끼 | | rabbit |
| 4671 | 곰03 | | bear/slow-witted person |
| 4761 | 게01 | 동물 | crab |
| 4878 | 늑대 | | wolf |
| 4897 | 뱀 | | snake |
| 5158 | 파리01 | | a fly |
| 5207 | 멸치 | | anchovy |
| 5216 | 벌03 | 곤충 | bee |
| 5249 | 여우01 | | fox; vixen |
| 5367 | 새우02 | | shrimp; prawn; lobster |
| 5812 | 조개01 | | a shellfish; a clam |
| 5872 | 까치01 | | a magpie |
| 5874 | 나비03 | | butterfly |
| 5946 | 암컷 | | a female (animal) ↔ 수컷 |
| 5114 | 사슴01 | | deer |
Parts of animals
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 1828 | 꼬리01 | | tail |
| 1893 | 기름01 | | (cooking) oil, fat, grease; gasoline, petrol |
| 2073 | 날개01 | | wing |
| 2234 | 살01 | ~을 빼다 | flesh; fat |
| 5072 | 가죽01 | | skin; leather |
Vegetation
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 470 | 꽃01 | | flower |
| 540 | 나무01 | | tree; wood |
| 679 | 담배 | | tobacco; cigarette |
| 1038 | 숲01 | | forest |
| 1179 | 뿌리 | | root |
| 1680 | 잎01 | | leaf |
| 2083 | 소나무 | | pine tree |
| 2124 | 가지01 | ~를 치다 | branch; kind, sort/(eggplant) |
| 2226 | 콩01 | | beans; peas; soy |
| 2309 | 껍질 | | skin; bark; peel; shell |
| 2325 | 줄기01 | | stem, stalk; stream, course; ray, beam |
| 2539 | 풀02 | ~을 베다 | grass |
| 3225 | 나뭇가지 | | the branches of a tree; bough, twig, sprig |
| 3361 | 씨01 | | seed |
| 4047 | 나물01 | | herbs; vegetables; greens |
| 4217 | 싹01 | | a bud, a sprout, a shoot |
| 4778 | 나뭇잎 | | leaf; foliage |
| 5026 | 수수01 | | Indian millet (sorgo) |
| 5030 | 실파01 | | a small green onion |
| 5824 | 참나무 | | an oak tree (roble) |
| 5906 | 버섯02 | | mushroom |
Fruits and vegetables
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 1491 | 과일01 | | fruit |
| 1740 | 마늘 | | garlic |
| 2126 | 고추01 | | chili pepper |
| 2262 | 후춧가루 | | ground pepper |
| 3312 | 당근 | | carrot |
| 3447 | 파01 | | Welsh onion, scallion (蔥) |
| 3513 | 감자01 | | potato |
| 3596 | 열매01 | | fruit; nut; berry |
| 3617 | 호박01 | | pumpkin |
| 3687 | 무02 | 식물 | daikon, white radish |
| 4027 | 콩나물 | | bean sprouts |
| 4047 | 나물01 | | herbs; vegetables; greens |
| 4129 | 배추01 | | Chinese cabbage |
| 4353 | 수박01 | | watermelon |
| 4515 | 보리01 | | barley, rye |
| 5093 | 대파80 | 파의 일종 | (a variety of onion) |
| 5215 | 배03 | 열매 | pear |
| 5288 | 참외01 | | melon |
| 5527 | 옥수수 | | corn |
| 5711 | 겨자01 | | mustard |
Food
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 353 | 밥01 | ~을 먹다 | steamed rice; meal |
| 372 | 술01 | ~을 먹다 | alcoholic drink |
| 695 | 쌀 | | uncooked rice |
| 1055 | 고기01 | | meat |
| 1221 | 소금01 | | salt |
| 1443 | 떡01 | | rice cake |
| 2130 | 빵01 | | bread |
| 2159 | 부엌 | | kitchen |
| 2181 | 쇠고기 | | beef |
| 2207 | 김치01 | | kimchi |
| 2625 | 밀가루 | | wheat flour |
| 2813 | 참기름 | | sesame oil |
| 3177 | 국물 | | soup |
| 3422 | 양념 | | seasoning, condiment |
| 3633 | 도시락 | | box lunch |
| 3686 | 먹이 | | food, feed, fodder |
| 3732 | 국01 | 음식 | soup, potage |
| 3754 | 불고기 | | bulgogi, grilled beef |
| 3905 | 간01 | 음식의 ~을 보다 | salty taste, saltiness; salt |
| 4229 | 입맛 | | appetite |
| 4234 | 접시 | | dish; plate; serving |
| 4405 | 김03 | 해초 | dried laver |
| 4421 | 막걸리 | | raw rice wine |
| 4426 | 밥그릇 | | rice bowl |
| 4418 | 돼지고기 | | pork |
| 4550 | 젓가락 | | chopsticks |
| 4982 | 꿀 | | honey |
| 5403 | 젖 | | milk; breasts |
| 5150 | 채06 | ~를 썰다 | shredded vegetables |
Rice
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 353 | 밥01 | ~을 먹다 | steamed rice; meal |
| 695 | 쌀 | | uncooked rice |
| 2677 | 논01 | | rice paddy |
| 4277 | 벼01 | | rice plant; paddy |
Places (abstract, relative positions)
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 60 | 속01 | | the inside, interior |
| 64 | 앞 | | the front |
| 87 | 뒤01 | | the back, the rear |
| 116 | 곳01 | | place |
| 118 | 안01 | 집 ~ | the inside, the interior |
| 122 | 위01 | ~아래 | the top |
| 229 | 자리01 | 공간 | room, space; seat, place; position, vacancy |
| 257 | 밖 | | the outside |
| 264 | 가운데 | | center, the middle |
| 444 | 옆 | | side |
| 453 | 아래01 | | bottom, foot |
| 652 | 밑01 | | the bottom |
| 1511 | 한쪽 | | one side |
| 1586 | 곁01 | | side |
| 1822 | 왼쪽 | | the left |
| 1897 | 오른쪽 | | the right (side) |
| 2084 | 여기저기 | | here and there; everywhere |
| 2231 | 너머 | | beyond, over, the opposite side |
| 2494 | 구석01 | | corner; remote place; side; angle |
| 2589 | 곳곳 | | here and there; several places |
| 2626 | 바깥 | | the outside, the open |
| 2759 | 겉01 | | the surface, the outside |
| 3362 | 안쪽 | | the inside, the interior |
| 3560 | 가까이 | | nearby, close to; just before, shortly before |
| 3796 | 꼭대기 | | top, apex, summit; boss, leader |
| 4220 | 앞뒤 | | the front and the rear; order, sequence; coherence; consequences |
| 4445 | 안팎 | | inside and outside, interior and exterior |
| 4512 | 밑바닥 | | the bottom; the base |
| 5038 | 옆구리 | | side, flank |
| 5100 | 뒤쪽01 | | back, the rear |
| 5904 | 바깥쪽 | | the outside, the exterior |
Places and spaces (abstract)
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 178 | 사이01 | | gap, space; interval; relationship, relations; connections |
| 1327 | 바닥01 | | floor, ground; area, place; field, business |
| 1943 | 눈앞 | | before one's eyes |
| 1955 | 틈01 | | crack, gap; spare time; chance, opportunity |
| 2055 | 구멍 | | hole, pit; loophole, loss; way out |
| 2982 | 터01 | | site; lot; ground; arena; foundation; ground |
| 3117 | 새01 | 사이 | gap, space; interval; relationship, relations; connections |
| 3381 | 한가운데 | | the very middle, the center, the heart |
| 4160 | 제자리 | | the proper place; the original place |
| 4259 | 구석구석 | | every nook and corner |
| 4316 | 테두리 | | border, edge; limit, boundary |
| 4588 | 길가 | | roadside; wayside |
| 4859 | 가장자리 | | edge, border |
| 4950 | 판01 | | place, spot; state of affairs; moment, occasion; match, game, round |
| 5083 | 굿01 | | exorcism/pit, hole |
| 5376 | 앞길01 | 앞에 있는 길 | the road ahead; the future |
| 5432 | 한구석 | | a corner, a nook |
| 5486 | 모퉁이 | | corner |
Places (concrete)
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 49 | 집01 | | house |
| 173 | 길01 | 도로 | street, way, path |
| 480 | 마을01 | | village, town |
| 951 | 이웃 | | neighborhood; neighbor |
| 1038 | 숲01 | | forest |
| 1195 | 가게 | | shop, store |
| 1258 | 거리01 | 길~ | road, street |
| 1539 | 시골 | | the country; the provinces |
| 1554 | 밭01 | | field; farm |
| 1617 | 마당 | | yard, garden/instance, case |
| 1964 | 섬03 | | island |
| 2079 | 물속 | | in the water, under water |
| 2387 | 술집 | | a bar, a pub |
| 2497 | 둥지 | | nest |
| 2510 | 절01 | 사찰 | Buddhist temple |
| 2797 | 들01 | | field |
| 2821 | 골목01 | | alley, bystreet |
| 3719 | 칸01 | | room, chamber |
| 3971 | 골짜기01 | | valley |
| 4151 | 잠자리01 | ~를 바꾸다 | sleeping place; bed |
| 4201 | 땅속 | | the ground; underground |
| 4787 | 들판01 | | field |
| 5532 | 이웃집 | | a neighbouring house |
Land, earth, geography
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 181 | 우리나라 | | my country, our country |
| 226 | 나라01 | | country; nation; state |
| 321 | 땅01 | | the earth; land; territory |
| 480 | 마을01 | | village, town |
| 1539 | 시골 | | the country; the provinces |
| 1715 | 흙01 | | earth, soil, dirt |
| 1480 | 고장01 | 지역 | region, area; town; home |
| 1964 | 섬03 | | island |
| 3971 | 골짜기01 | | valley |
| 4201 | 땅속 | | the ground; underground |
| 4221 | 언덕 | | hill; rising ground; slope |
| 4786 | 둑01 | | bank; embankment; dyke |
Time
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 19 | 때01 | 시간 | time, moment |
| 143 | 날01 | 어느 ~ | day; weather |
| 187 | 그때 | | that time, those days |
| 214 | 동안01 | 시간의 길이 | a space (of time); an interval |
| 276 | 밤01 | 어두운 때 | night |
| 310 | 오늘 | | today |
| 323 | 아침 | | morning; breakfast |
| 361 | 하루01 | | day |
| 370 | 이제01 | | now |
| 399 | 요즘 | | these days, nowadays |
| 402 | 얼마 | | some price, some amount; a while, some length of time |
| 473 | 그동안 | | meanwhile, meantime |
| 523 | 지난해 | | last year |
| 548 | 이때 | | at this time, now |
| 617 | 옛날 | | the old times, the past |
| 618 | 이날 | | today; this day |
| 634 | 저녁 | | evening; dinner |
| 672 | 그날 | | that day; the very same day |
| 701 | 올해 | | this year |
| 721 | 오늘날 | | today; these days |
| 766 | 여름01 | | summer |
| 920 | 겨울 | | winter |
| 972 | 봄01 | | spring |
| 1021 | 며칠 | | a few days; how many days; which day |
| 1045 | 새벽01 | | dawn, dawnbreak |
| 1184 | 낮 | | day, daytime |
| 1268 | 가을01 | | fall, autumn |
| 1283 | 길이01 | | length/(for a long time) |
| 1420 | 오랫동안 | | long time |
| 1643 | 지난달 | | last month |
| 1713 | 한때 | | a while, a time; former days, bygone days; the same time |
| 1832 | 예전01 | | the old times, the past |
| 2252 | 어제01 | | yesterday |
| 2390 | 오랜만 | | long time |
| 2422 | 이틀01 | 시간 | two days, a couple of days |
| 2516 | 한동안 | | a fairly long time |
| 2582 | 잠깐 | | a moment, a little while |
| 2603 | 요즈음 | | nowadays; lately |
| 2807 | 이튿날 | | the next day |
| 2994 | 날짜01 | | date; days |
| 3151 | 사흘 | | three days; the third day |
| 3199 | 이달01 | | this month |
| 3289 | 예01 | | old times, bygone days |
| 3560 | 가까이 | | nearby, close to; just before, shortly before |
| 3588 | 새해 | | New Year |
| 3649 | 요새01 | | nowadays; recently |
| 3664 | 첫날 | | first day, opening day |
| 3764 | 여름철 | | summertime |
| 3794 | 그해 | | that year; the year |
| 4022 | 지난날 | | the past; the old times; bygone days |
| 4356 | 아까 | | a while ago; a minute ago |
| 4449 | 올02 | 올해 | this year |
| 4663 | 하룻밤 | | one night, single night |
| 4704 | 설날 | | Lunar New Year's Day |
| 4945 | 철01 | 계절 | season, time |
| 4950 | 판01 | | place, spot; state of affairs; moment, occasion; match, game, round |
| 5092 | 대낮 | | daytime; the middle of the day |
| 5376 | 앞길01 | 앞에 있는 길 | the road ahead; the future |
| 5378 | 어젯밤 | | last night |
| 5493 | 보름01 | | fifteen days, half month |
| 5523 | 열흘 | | ten days |
| 5784 | 앞날 | | the day's ahead; one's future/the other day; bygone days |
Sky, weather, time
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 143 | 날01 | 어느 ~ | day; weather |
| 344 | 하늘01 | | sky; heaven; God |
| 592 | 비01 | ~가 내리다 | rain |
| 755 | 해01 | | sun; year |
| 1115 | 달05 | | the moon; month |
| 1291 | 날씨01 | | weather |
| 1346 | 별01 | | star |
| 1505 | 눈04 | ~이 내리다 | snow |
| 2489 | 햇살 | | sun, sunlight |
| 2493 | 구름01 | | cloud |
| 2949 | 햇빛 | | sunlight, sunshine |
| 3762 | 안개 | | fog, mist |
| 4701 | 빗물 | | rainwater |
| 4751 | 햇볕 | | sun; sunshine; sunlight; sunbeam |
| 4900 | 벼락01 | | lightning, thunderbolt |
| 5351 | 밤하늘 | | night sky |
| 5619 | 번개01 | | lightning, thunderbolt |
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 429 | 나이01 | | age |
| 1612 | 한참 | | the distance between two stages; a break, a spell; a stretch (of work), a sitting; a good while |
| 2355 | 대목01 | 시기 | part, passage; the best season, a rush period |
| 5715 | 고비01 | 죽을 ~ | the climax; the crest |
| 5894 | 막판 | | the last round; the final scene; the critical moment |
People (and spirits)
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 12 | 사람 | | person |
| 96 | 아이01 | | child, kid |
| 106 | 어머니01 | | mother |
| 153 | 아버지 | | father |
| 240 | 엄마 | | mom, mummy |
| 295 | 아들 | | son; boy |
| 315 | 애02 | 아이 | child, kid |
| 360 | 남01 | | others, other people; stranger |
| 367 | 혼자01 | | one person; along, by oneself |
| 379 | 아빠 | | dad, daddy |
| 408 | 아내01 | | wife |
| 497 | 언니 | | elder sister |
| 536 | 할머니 | | grandmother |
| 602 | 동생01 | | one's younger brother (sister) |
| 615 | 아기01 | | baby, infant |
| 616 | 아저씨 | | middle-aged man, mister |
| 625 | 딸01 | | daughter |
| 653 | 어른01 | | adult, grown-up |
| 682 | 할아버지 | | grandfather |
| 802 | 어린이01 | | child, kid |
| 887 | 사내01 | | man, male; husband |
| 902 | 손님 | | visitor, guest; customer |
| 951 | 이웃 | | neighborhood; neighbor |
| 1000 | 오빠 | | one's elder brother |
| 1140 | 누나01 | | elder sister |
| 1255 | 젊은이 | | young person; the young |
| 1743 | 아주머니 | | aunt; middle-aged woman; ma'am |
| 1989 | 나03 | | I, me, myself |
| 2132 | 스승01 | | teacher, master |
| 2338 | 선비01 | | a classical scholar |
| 2419 | 아줌마 | | auntie |
| 2471 | 뱃사람 | | sailor |
| 2474 | 아가씨 | | young lady, miss |
| 2680 | 바보 | | fool, moron |
| 2870 | 아버님 | | one's father |
| 2900 | 스님 | | Buddhist monk |
| 2902 | 어머님 | | (my) dear mother |
| 2923 | 며느리 | | daughter-in-law |
| 3316 | 마누라01 | | one's wife |
| 3555 | 하느님 | | God |
| 4052 | 도둑01 | | thief |
| 4084 | 어린아이 | | child |
| 4097 | 임금01 | | king |
| 4138 | 아씨 | | a married lady |
| 4188 | 넋01 | | soul; spirit; ghost |
| 4269 | 막내 | | the youngest |
| 4407 | 꼬마 | | very small man; dwarf; kid |
| 4624 | 어린애 | | a child |
| 4671 | 곰03 | | bear/slow-witted person |
| 4684 | 동무01 | | companion; friend; buddy |
| 4702 | 사위01 | | son-in-law |
| 4835 | 조카 | | nephew, niece |
| 5173 | 거지01 | | beggar |
| 5454 | 계집애 | | a girl, a gal |
| 5782 | 아비01 | | a father |
| 5908 | 벗02 | 친구 | friend, buddy |
| 5919 | 사나이 | | man |
Human body
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 107 | 눈01 | 신체 | eye |
| 156 | 몸01 | | body, build |
| 157 | 얼굴01 | | face |
| 185 | 손01 | 신체 | hand |
| 288 | 머리01 | | head; hair |
| 338 | 입 | | mouth |
| 384 | 가슴01 | | chest; breast; heart |
| 403 | 고개01 | ~를 돌리다 | head/mountain pass (5857) |
| 564 | 발01 | 신체의 일부 | foot |
| 747 | 다리01 | 신체 | leg /(bridge) |
| 840 | 귀01 | | ear |
| 850 | 배01 | 신체의 일부 | stomach, abdomen |
| 957 | 팔01 | | arm |
| 975 | 어깨01 | | shoulder |
| 1019 | 등01 | 신체 | the back |
| 1082 | 허리01 | | waist |
| 1124 | 키01 | 신장 | one's height |
| 1230 | 목01 | | neck; throat |
| 1273 | 손가락 | | finger |
| 1335 | 코01 | | nose |
| 1637 | 무릎 | | knee; lap |
| 1679 | 입술 | | lips |
| 1811 | 피02 | | blood |
| 2075 | 눈빛01 | ~이 매섭다 | eyes; the color of one's eyes; the look of one's eyes |
| 2216 | 뼈 | | bone; hidden meanings |
| 2260 | 혀01 | | tongue |
| 2268 | 온몸 | | the whole body |
| 2476 | 이마01 | | forehead |
| 2692 | 이03 | 신체 | tooth |
| 2699 | 주먹 | | fist; punch |
| 2773 | 손바닥 | | palm (of the hand) |
| 3030 | 눈썹 | | eyebrow |
| 3037 | 마디01 | | joint; knuckle/word |
| 3057 | 털 | | hair; fur |
| 3095 | 품01 | 옷이 ~이 크다 | width (of a coat); bosom, breast |
| 3196 | 엉덩이 | | butt, buttocks |
| 3252 | 턱01 | 신체 | chin, jaw |
| 3532 | 뺨 | | cheek |
| 3744 | 몸통 | | trunk, body, torso |
| 3752 | 볼01 | 뺨 | cheek |
| 3863 | 뒷모습 | | the sight of one's back, one's back view |
| 3983 | 머리카락 | | a hair |
| 4602 | 발가락 | | toe |
| 4708 | 손톱01 | | fingernail |
| 5025 | 손발 | | hands and feet; the limbs |
| 5123 | 손목 | | wrist |
| 5209 | 무좀 | | athlete's foot |
| 5211 | 발목01 | | ankle |
| 5403 | 젖 | | milk; breasts |
| 5610 | 머리칼 | | a hair (of one's head) |
| 5651 | 오른손 | | right hand |
Bodily actions and manifestations
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 486 | 목소리 | | voice |
| 535 | 꿈01 | | dream |
| 640 | 잠01 | | sleep; nap |
| 814 | 눈물01 | | tear |
| 909 | 웃음 | | laughter; smile |
| 1137 | 숨01 | | breath, breathing |
| 1399 | 땀01 | | sweat |
| 1458 | 춤01 | | dance |
| 1647 | 걸음 | | step, pace |
| 3056 | 침01 | | spit, saliva |
| 3197 | 울음 | | crying, weeping |
| 3327 | 절02 | ~을 하다 | a deep bow; a curtsy |
| 3636 | 몸짓 | | gesture, motion |
| 3739 | 똥 | | excrement, feces, poop, crap |
Mind, feelings
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 75 | 생각01 | | thought |
| 148 | 마음01 | | mind, heart; feeling |
| 296 | 뜻 | | meaning, sense; mind; aim, goal |
| 373 | 사랑01 | | love |
| 401 | 느낌 | | feeling, sensation |
| 535 | 꿈01 | | dream |
| 1129 | 걱정 | | worry; concern; anxiety |
| 1157 | 눈치 | | wits, sense; one's frame of mind |
| 1439 | 재미01 | | interest, fun |
| 1633 | 기쁨 | | joy, pleasure, delight |
| 1714 | 화06 | ~를 내다 | anger, rage |
| 2178 | 머릿속 | | |
| 2212 | 마음속 | | one's mind, one's heart, the bottom of one's heart |
| 2341 | 신02 | ~이 나다 | joy, delightment |
| 2804 | 슬픔 | | sorrow, sadness |
| 3203 | 즐거움 | | joy, delight |
| 3466 | 두려움 | | fear, dread |
| 3904 | 가슴속 | | one's heart |
| 3923 | 맘01 | | 마음 |
| 4303 | 자랑01 | | self-praise, vanity, boast |
| 5210 | 바람02 | 소원 | |
| 5375 | 아쉬움 | | (아쉽다 miss, feel at a loss) |
| 5608 | 마음가짐 | | mental attitude; frame of mind; preparation |
| 5873 | 꿈속 | | a dream |
Perception, five senses, appearance
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 80 | 소리01 | | sound, noise; voice, tone |
| 164 | 모습01 | | figure, form |
| 390 | 맛01 | | taste; relish; experience |
| 816 | 빛 | | light; color |
| 1061 | 냄새 | | smell, odor |
| 1176 | 꼴01 | 모양새 | look; state; sight; form |
| 1482 | 눈길01 | ~을 피하다 | line of vision/(snow-covered road) |
| 2501 | 불빛 | | light, firelight |
| 2705 | 구경01 | | visit; sightseeing; see, watch |
| 3531 | 빛깔 | | color |
| 3863 | 뒷모습 | | the sight of one's back, one's back view |
| 4542 | 울음소리 | | cry; call; twitter; chirping |
| 4750 | 한눈01 | ~에 반하다 | look, glance, glimpse |
| 5333 | 눈초리 | | the corner of the eye; a look |
Words, speaking, writing
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 28 | 말01 | ~과 글 | word; language; talk |
| 197 | 이야기 | | story; tale; talk; rumor |
| 237 | 얘기 | | 이야기 story; tale; talk; rumor |
| 241 | 이름 | | name |
| 252 | 글 | | writing; letter; learning, knowledge |
| 296 | 뜻 | | meaning, sense; mind; aim, goal |
| 804 | 한마디 | | a word |
| 812 | 말씀 | | words |
| 1267 | 한글01 | | Hangeul, Korean alphabet |
| 2216 | 뼈 | | bone; hidden meanings |
| 2246 | 거짓말 | | lie |
| 2403 | 글쓰기 | | writing |
| 2716 | 우리말 | | |
| 2897 | 물음01 | | question |
| 3037 | 마디01 | | joint; knuckle/word |
| 3772 | 장난 | | mischief, prank, joke |
| 3976 | 글씨 | | a character, a letter; writing |
| 4039 | 거짓 | | lie, falsehood |
| 4573 | 핑계 | | excuse, pretext |
| 4875 | 낱말02 | 단어 | word |
| 4885 | 대꾸01 | | answer, reply |
Clothes
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 530 | 옷01 | | clothes |
| 2199 | 신발 | | shoes, footwear |
| 2348 | 주머니 | | pocket; bag |
| 2457 | 치마01 | | skirt |
| 2627 | 바지01 | | pants, trousers |
| 3201 | 저고리01 | | jeogori, Korean traditional jacket |
| 3217 | 구두01 | | shoes |
| 3502 | 차림 | | dress, attire |
| 3998 | 소매01 | | sleeve |
| 4630 | 옷차림 | | dress, attire |
| 5122 | 속옷 | | underwear |
Tangible, man made
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 49 | 집01 | | house |
| 462 | 배02 | ~를 띄우다 | boat, ship |
| 679 | 담배 | | tobacco; cigarette |
| 988 | 공01 | 축구~ | ball |
| 1205 | 줄01 | ~로 감다 | string, rope |
| 1327 | 바닥01 | | floor, ground; area, place; field, business |
| 1423 | 종이01 | | paper |
| 1530 | 가방01 | ~을 메다 | bag |
| 1563 | 그릇01 | | vessel; bowl |
| 2109 | 거울01 | | mirror |
| 2273 | 칼01 | 베는 도구 | knife |
| 2441 | 마루03 | ~를 닦다 | (wooden) floor |
| 2466 | 다리02 | 교량 | bridge |
| 2478 | 지붕 | | roof |
| 2524 | 바늘 | | needle, pin |
| 2718 | 이불01 | | blanket, covers |
| 3233 | 무덤 | | grave, tomb |
| 3745 | 못01 | ~을 박다 | nail, spike/(callus) |
| 3952 | 천01 | | cloth; fabric; material |
| 4143 | 열쇠 | | key |
| 4151 | 잠자리01 | ~를 바꾸다 | sleeping place; bed |
| 4174 | 화살01 | | arrow |
| 4370 | 울타리 | | fence; hedge; enclosure |
| 4496 | 끈01 | | string, cord; influence, connection |
| 4877 | 냄비 | | pot, saucepan |
| 5462 | 기저귀 | | diaper |
| 5476 | 매01 | ~를 맞다 | whip, rod, lash |
| 5488 | 바구니 | | basket |
| 5492 | 방울02 | ~이 울리다 | a bell/a drop(5213) |
| 5615 | 바퀴01 | 수레 ~ | wheel; round, turn, rotation |
| 5714 | 고리01 | | ring, loop |
| 5739 | 담01 | ~을 쌓다 | wall; fence |
Intangible, man made
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 140 | 돈01 | | money |
| 226 | 나라01 | | country; nation; state |
| 362 | 그림01 | | picture; drawing |
| 487 | 노래01 | | song |
| 3772 | 장난 | | mischief, prank, joke |
| 3813 | 빚 | | debt; loan |
| 4017 | 제비02 | | a lottery/a swallow |
| 4045 | 구실01 | | duty, obligation; taxes |
| 5374 | 씨름 | | ssireum, Korean wrestling; a struggle |
Things in nature
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 165 | 물01 | 바닷~ | water |
| 478 | 바람01 | ~이 불다 | wind |
| 488 | 바다 | | sea |
| 506 | 불01 | | fire; light |
| 1375 | 돌02 | ~멩이 | stone |
| 1715 | 흙01 | | earth, soil, dirt |
| 2382 | 바위01 | | rock |
| 2497 | 둥지 | | nest |
| 2862 | 모래01 | | sand |
| 2958 | 먼지01 | | dust |
| 2959 | 바닷가 | | beach, shore, coast |
| 3234 | 물결 | | wave, tide |
| 3593 | 얼음01 | | ice |
| 3971 | 골짜기01 | | valley |
| 4221 | 언덕 | | hill; rising ground; slope |
| 4701 | 빗물 | | rainwater |
| 5096 | 돌멩이 | | stone; pebble |
| 5657 | 이슬 | | dew, dewdrop |
| 5754 | 바닷물 | | seawater |
Quantities, more, less, whatever
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 242 | 하나 | | one |
| 663 | 조금01 | | some, a little |
| 708 | 모두01 | | all, everyone, everything |
| 1464 | 아무것 | | anything |
| 3428 | 웬일 | | what, what matter |
| 3700 | 여럿 | | many, a large number |
| 5656 | 이것저것 | | this and that, one thing and another |
Beginning, end, sequence
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 112 | 다음01 | | next, following |
| 184 | 처음 | | beggining, start; first |
| 333 | 끝01 | | end, finish |
| 626 | 마지막 | | the last; the end |
| 1018 | 나중01 | | the latter part; the future; the end |
| 2852 | 그다음 | | the next; the following |
| 3282 | 비롯 | | 비롯하다 begin, start |
| 3740 | 마무리 | | finish, completion, wrap up |
| 4220 | 앞뒤 | | the front and the rear; order, sequence; coherence; consequences |
Names of actions
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 714 | 도움 | | help, aid |
| 906 | 모임01 | | meeting, gathering |
| 985 | 죽음01 | | death |
| 1099 | 움직임 | | movement; activity |
| 1177 | 놀이01 | | play; game |
| 1371 | 잘못 | | mistake |
| 1384 | 싸움 | | fight, quarrel |
| 1409 | 흐름 | | flowing; flow, stream |
| 1647 | 걸음 | | step, pace |
| 2233 | 마련 | | preparation; provision; arrangement |
| 2278 | 낚시 | | fishing |
| 2572 | 만남 | | meeting |
| 2632 | 빨래 | | laundry, wash |
| 2884 | 가르침 | | teaching, lesson; guidance |
| 2924 | 믿음 | | trust; faith; belief |
| 3384 | 흉내 | | imitation, mimicry, impersonation |
| 3986 | 발걸음 | | step, pace |
| 4050 | 달리기 | | run; race |
| 4329 | 깨달음 | | (spiritual) enlightment |
| 4542 | 울음소리 | | cry; call; twitter; chirping |
| 4707 | 손질 | | repair; care; trimming; correction |
| 5083 | 굿01 | | exorcism/pit, hole |
Movement
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 1099 | 움직임 | | movement; activity |
| 1647 | 걸음 | | step, pace |
| 3636 | 몸짓 | | gesture, motion |
| 3986 | 발걸음 | | step, pace |
| 3987 | 발길 | | (the force of) a kick; step, pace |
| 4050 | 달리기 | | run; race |
| 4796 | 발자국 | | footprints, track; step, pace |
| 5615 | 바퀴01 | 수레 ~ | wheel; round, turn, rotation |
Acts, deeds, work
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 29 | 일01 | | work; business; event; matter |
| 1525 | 짓01 | | act, deed |
| 2020 | 노릇01 | | job, work; part, role |
| 2220 | 장사01 | | business, commerce, trade |
| 2245 | 큰일01 | 중대한 일 | a great thing; a serious task |
| 4468 | 집안일 | | housework |
Groups, bunches, clusters, parts and bits
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 1917 | 몫 | | share, portion |
| 2355 | 대목01 | 시기 | part, passage; the best season, a rush period |
| 2798 | 떼01 | 양 ~ | group, herd, flock |
| 3049 | 조각01 | | piece; bit; slice; cut; chop |
| 3403 | 덩어리 | | lump, mass, clump, cluster, clod, flock |
| 3468 | 무리01 | | group; crowd |
| 3725 | 갖가지 | | various kinds |
| 3920 | 동아리02 | | part; group, club |
| 4568 | 토막01 | | piece, bit |
| 4597 | 또래 | | peer (group); same age group |
| 4857 | 가닥 | | piece, strip, strand (of cord) |
| 5148 | 찌꺼기 | | residue; sediment; scraps |
Sizes, measures and value
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 402 | 얼마 | | some price, some amount; a while, some length of time |
| 788 | 값 | | price; value; worth |
| 1054 | 크기 | | size, dimensions |
| 1283 | 길이01 | | length/(for a long time) |
| 2210 | 높이01 | | height |
| 2442 | 무게 | | weight |
| 3095 | 품01 | 옷이 ~이 크다 | width (of a coat); bosom, breast |
| 3224 | 깊이01 | | depth |
| 3230 | 더위 | | heat, warmth |
| 3504 | 추위01 | | coldness, cold |
| 5099 | 두께01 | | thickness |
Names of states
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 1455 | 어려움 | | hardship, difficulty, trouble |
| 1475 | 어둠 | | darkness |
| 2361 | 아픔 | | pain |
| 3910 | 괴로움 | | pain; suffering; agony |
| 4717 | 외로움 | | loneliness |
| 4755 | 가뭄 | | drought |
| 5071 | 가난01 | | poverty |
| 5808 | 젊음 | | youth, youthfulness |
Power, skill
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 224 | 힘01 | | strength; energy; power |
| 2339 | 솜씨 | | skill, dexterity |
| 2822 | 기운01 | | energy, vitality, vigor, strength; indication, sign |
| 5396 | 재주01 | | talent; skill |
Trouble, annoyance
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 1371 | 잘못 | | mistake |
| 1384 | 싸움 | | fight, quarrel |
| 2538 | 짐01 | | load, burden; luggage |
| 3663 | 짜증 | | irritation, annoyance |
| 4291 | 애01 | ~가 타다 | worry; troubles |
| 4355 | 신세02 | ~를 망치다 | trouble; one's condition; burden ¶ ~를 망치다 ruin one's life |
| 4689 | 말썽 | | trouble; difficulties; complaint; criticism; dispute |
| 5087 | 다툼 | | controversy; quarrel; struggle; competition |
Filth and trash
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 1046 | 쓰레기 | | trash, waste, litter |
| 5379 | 엉망 | | wreck; mess; ruin |
| 5475 | 때02 | 더러운 물질 | dirt, filth |
Life and family
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 189 | 삶 | | life; living; existence |
| 1213 | 집안01 | | home, family, household |
| 1973 | 목숨 | | life |
| 3534 | 살림01 | | housekeeping; living, livelihood |
Relations between things
| 545 | 마찬가지 | | the same; sameness |
| 1290 | 나머지 | | the rest, the remainder |
| 1340 | 스스로 | | oneself |
| 1610 | 서로01 | | each other, mutual |
| 1622 | 짝01 | ~이 맞다 | pair, mate, companion |
Cause and effect
| 954 | 까닭 | | reason, cause, grounds |
| 1226 | 탓 | | fault, blame; reason, ground |
| 2682 | 보람 | | effect, fruit, result; indication, sign, mark |
| 5346 | 멋01 | | relish, taste, delight; dandyism, finery; reason, cause |
Concrete, hard to classify
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 1504 | 그림자 | | shadow; silhouette; reflection; figure |
| 1893 | 기름01 | | (cooking) oil, fat, grease; gasoline, petrol |
| 2200 | 알01 | | egg; bead; grain |
| 2325 | 줄기01 | | stem, stalk; stream, course; ray, beam |
| 2789 | 가루01 | 분필 ~ | powder; dust; flour |
| 4040 | 거품 | | bubble; foam |
| 4338 | 뚜껑 | | cover; cap; lid |
| 4433 | 불꽃01 | | flame, blaze |
| 4496 | 끈01 | | string, cord; influence, connection |
| 4740 | 찬물01 | | cold water |
| 5213 | 방울01 | 물~ | a drop/a bell(5492) |
| 5714 | 고리01 | | ring, loop |
| 5973 | 주름01 | | wrinkle, crease |
Concrete words with abstract meanings
| 1617 | 마당 | | yard, garden/instance, case |
| 2436 | 그늘 | | shade; protection, care |
| 2124 | 가지01 | ~를 치다 | branch; kind, sort/(eggplant) |
| 2227 | 한숨02 | ~을 쉬다 | a breath; a break, a rest; a sigh |
| 3855 | 기둥01 | | pillar, column; support, prop |
| 4496 | 끈01 | | string, cord; influence, connection |
| 5857 | 고개02 | ~ 너머 | a mountain pass; an uphill road; a critical moment; a culmination/head (403) |
Abstract, hard to classify
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 1005 | 바탕01 | | nature, disposition; foundation, basis; background, ground |
| 1405 | 틀01 | | frame; framework; mold; cast; shape, outline; formality; machine, device |
| 2383 | 버릇01 | | (personal) habit, peculiarity; manners, etiquette |
| 2396 | 정작01 | | a real fact, truth, reality |
| 3277 | 무늬 | | pattern, design |
| 3652 | 일쑤 | | habitual practice |
| 3710 | 잔치01 | | party, feast, banquet |
| 4420 | 뜻밖 | | unexpectedness; surprise |
| 5340 | 덩치01 | | build, frame; bulk; size |
| 5346 | 멋01 | | relish, taste, delight; dandyism, finery; reason, cause |
| 5449 | 겨레01 | | offspring of the same forefather; brothers; fellow countrymen; a race; a nation |
| 5673 | 줄거리01 | | summary, outline |
| 5771 | 손길 | | an outstretched hand, a helping hand |
Unclassified
| Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
| 907 | 수26 | ~를 세다 | |
| 4266 | 다03 | | |
| 5066 | 편04 | ~을 가르다 | |
| 5954 | 윗몸 | | ? |
| 5994 | 할매 | | ? |