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Native Korean nouns
Animals
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
1089 | 새03 | 날짐승 | bird |
1569 | 개03 | 동물 | dog |
1935 | 참새01 | | sparrow |
1987 | 고양이 | | cat |
2287 | 오징어 | | squid |
2415 | 소03 | | cow |
2438 | 달걀 | | egg |
2481 | 짐승 | | beast |
2519 | 갈매기 | | seagull |
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 |
5114 | 사슴01 | | deer |
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 |
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
1329 | 새끼02 | 자식~ | young, youngling, baby, child |
1828 | 꼬리01 | | tail |
1893 | 기름01 | | (cooking) oil, fat, grease; gasoline, petrol |
2073 | 날개01 | | wing |
2200 | 알01 | | egg; bead; grain |
2234 | 살01 | ~을 빼다 | flesh; fat |
2577 | 어미01 | | mother; mother animal |
5072 | 가죽01 | | skin; leather |
5946 | 암컷 | | a female (animal) ↔ 수컷 |
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 (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 |
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) |
2231 | 너머 | | beyond, over, the opposite side |
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 |
229 | 자리01 | 공간 | room, space; seat, place; position, vacancy |
1327 | 바닥01 | | floor, ground; area, place; field, business |
1943 | 눈앞 | | before one's eyes |
1955 | 틈01 | | crack, gap; spare time; chance, opportunity |
2084 | 여기저기 | | here and there; everywhere |
2055 | 구멍 | | hole, pit; loophole, loss; way out |
2494 | 구석01 | | corner; remote place; side; angle |
2589 | 곳곳 | | here and there; several places |
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 |
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 | |
5346 | 멋01 | | relish, taste, delight; dandyism, finery; reason, cause |
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 |
3725 | 갖가지 | | various kinds |
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 |
1409 | 흐름 | | flowing; flow, stream |
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, matters, 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 |
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, pain
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
1371 | 잘못 | | mistake |
1384 | 싸움 | | fight, quarrel |
1455 | 어려움 | | hardship, difficulty, trouble |
2538 | 짐01 | | load, burden; luggage |
2361 | 아픔 | | pain |
3663 | 짜증 | | irritation, annoyance |
3910 | 괴로움 | | pain; suffering; agony |
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 |
4468 | 집안일 | | housework |
Relations between things
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
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
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
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 |
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
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
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, polysemic, 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 | | ? |