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Native Korean nouns

Animals

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1089새03날짐승bird
1569개03동물dog
1935참새01 sparrow
1987고양이 cat
2287오징어 squid
2415소03 cow
2438달걀 egg
2481짐승 beast
2519갈매기 seagull
2624말05~을 타다horse
2857 chicken
2893돼지 pig
3250쥐02동물mouse
3565개미03곤충ant
3579물고기 fish
3988벌레01 insect, bug
4017제비02 a lottery/a swallow
4486개구리 frog
4567토끼 rabbit
4671곰03 bear/slow-witted person
4761게01동물crab
4878늑대 wolf
4897 snake
5114사슴01 deer
5158파리01 a fly
5207멸치 anchovy
5216벌03곤충bee
5249여우01 fox; vixen
5367새우02 shrimp; prawn; lobster
5812조개01 a shellfish; a clam
5872까치01 a magpie
5874나비03 butterfly
6151텃새 permanent (non-migratory) bird
6582모기01 mosquito
6846오리03duck
6977나귀 donkey
7220들소 bison, buffalo
7321원숭이 monkey, ape
7491돌고래03동물dolphin
8024나그네새 a bird of passage, a migratory bird
8122송아지 calf
8630황소개구리 bullfrog
8725들쥐 field mouse
8971파랑새01 bluebird
9349지네01 centipede
9479굴01동물oyster/ (cave)
9599붕어01 crucian carp
9702염소01 goat
9910고래01동물whale
10058병아리 chick, chicken
10268참치01 tuna
10292코끼리 elephant
RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1329새끼02자식~young, youngling, baby, child
1828꼬리01 tail
1893기름01 (cooking) oil, fat, grease; gasoline, petrol
2073날개01 wing
2200알01 egg; bead; grain
2234살01~을 빼다flesh; fat
2577어미01 mother; mother animal
5072가죽01 skin; leather
5946암컷 a female (animal) ↔ 수컷
6088수컷 a male
6948거미줄 spider's thread
6990뒷발 hind foot
7788부리01 beak; tip, pointed end
8339대가리01 head; top
8765보금자리 (bird's) nest; one's home
9146발톱 toenail; claw
9497깃털 feather; plumage
9628새소리 the song of a bird
9680앞발 foreleg, front paw

Vegetation

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
470꽃01 flower
540나무01 tree; wood
679담배 tobacco; cigarette
1038숲01 forest
1179뿌리 root
1680잎01 leaf
2083소나무 pine tree
2124가지01~를 치다branch; kind, sort/(eggplant)
2226콩01 beans; peas; soy
2309껍질 skin; bark; peel; shell
2325줄기01 stem, stalk; stream, course; ray, beam
2539풀02~을 베다grass
3225나뭇가지 the branches of a tree; bough, twig, sprig
3361씨01 seed
4047나물01 herbs; vegetables; greens
4217싹01 a bud, a sprout, a shoot
4778나뭇잎 leaf; foliage
5026수수01 Indian millet (sorgo)
5030실파01 a small green onion
5824참나무 an oak tree (roble)
5906버섯02 mushroom
6034느티나무 zelkova (tree)
6096씨앗 seed
6738감나무 persimmon tree
6761꽃잎 petal
6922풀꽃 a flower; a flowering plant
6999모시01 ramie fabric, ramie cloth (ramio, Boehmeria nivea)
7107잔디 grass, lawn
7212덩굴 vine, creeper, ivy
7347잎사귀 leaf
7353잔디밭 lawn, turf, patch of grass
7378진달래 azalea
7440개나리01 forsythia, golden-bell tree
7721꽃밭 flower garden; field of flowers
8075밤나무 chestnut tree
8147쑥02식물mugwort (altamisa)
8455알뿌리 bulb
9102도라지01 bellflower
9295이끼01 moss, lichen
9391포기01 a plant, a head (of cabbage); a clump (of grass)
9404할미꽃 pasqueflower
9522대나무 bamboo
9648솔밭 a pine grove; pinery
9794질경이 plantain, whiteman's foot (llantén)
9912고사리 bracken (helecho)
9951꽃씨 flower seed

Fruits, vegetables, cereals

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1491과일01 fruit
1740마늘 garlic
2126고추01 chili pepper
2262후춧가루 ground pepper
3312당근 carrot
3447파01 Welsh onion, scallion (蔥)
3513감자01 potato
3596열매01 fruit; nut; berry
3617호박01 pumpkin
3687무02식물daikon, white radish
4027콩나물 bean sprouts
4047나물01 herbs; vegetables; greens
4129배추01 Chinese cabbage
4353수박01 watermelon
4515보리01 barley, rye
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
8256 red bean
8263풋고추 green chili pepper
8293감01열매persimmon
8994호두01 walnut
9141밀03 wheat
9184상추01 lettuce

Food

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
353밥01~을 먹다steamed rice; meal
372술01~을 먹다alcoholic drink
695 uncooked rice
1055고기01 meat
1221소금01 salt
1443떡01 rice cake
2130빵01 bread
2159부엌 kitchen
2181쇠고기 beef
2207김치01 kimchi
2625밀가루 wheat flour
2813참기름 sesame oil
3177국물 soup
3422양념 seasoning, condiment
3633도시락 box lunch
3686먹이 food, feed, fodder
3732국01음식soup, potage
3754불고기 bulgogi, grilled beef
3905간01음식의 ~을 보다salty taste, saltiness; salt
4229입맛 appetite
4234접시 dish; plate; serving
4405김03해초dried laver
4421막걸리 raw rice wine
4426밥그릇 rice bowl
4418돼지고기 pork
4550젓가락 chopsticks
4982 honey
5403 milk; breasts
5150채06~를 썰다shredded vegetables
6022국수01 noodles
6033끼01끼니(끼니) meal; mealtime/(talent)
6059반죽 dough, paste
6375깨소금 ground sesame mixed with salt
6384누룽지 nurungji, crust of overcooked rice
6581먹거리 food (item)
6693찌개01 stew; casserole
7478닭고기 chicken
7561숟가락 spoon
7720김밥 gimbap
7820수제비 sujebi, clear soup with dumplings
7926찹쌀 glutinous rice, sticky rice
8077밥맛 appetite; the taste of boiled rice
8090볶음밥 fried rice
8106새우젓 salted shrimp
8381밥솥 rice pot; rice cooker
8438수저01 spoon and chopsticks
8911저녁밥 supper
9084단맛 sweetness, sweet taste
9212숭늉 sungnyung, scorched-rice water
9674쌀알 a grain of rice
9675쓴맛 a bitter taste; bitterness
9856한술 spoonful (of food), bite (of food)
9916고춧가루 powdered red pepper

Rice

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
353밥01~을 먹다steamed rice; meal
695 uncooked rice
2677논01 rice paddy
4277벼01 rice plant; paddy
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

Places (relative positions)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
60속01 the inside, interior
64 the front
87뒤01 the back, the rear
116곳01 place
118안01집 ~the inside, the interior
122위01~아래the top
257 the outside
264가운데 center, the middle
444 side
453아래01 bottom, foot
652밑01 the bottom
1511한쪽 one side
1586곁01 side
1822왼쪽 the left
1897오른쪽 the right (side)
2231너머 beyond, over, the opposite side
2626바깥 the outside, the open
2759겉01 the surface, the outside
3362안쪽 the inside, the interior
3560가까이 nearby, close to; just before, shortly before
3796꼭대기 top, apex, summit; boss, leader
4220앞뒤 the front and the rear; order, sequence; coherence; consequences
4445안팎 inside and outside, interior and exterior
4512밑바닥 the bottom; the base
5038옆구리 side, flank
5100뒤쪽01 back, the rear
5904바깥쪽 the outside, the exterior
7059아래쪽 downward direction
7086위쪽 the upper direction, the upper side
7838앞쪽 the front; the head
7984건너01 the opposite side
9724위아래 up and down; upside down

Places and spaces (abstract, generic, parts of a whole, etc.)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
178사이01 gap, space; interval; relationship, relations; connections
229자리01공간room, space; seat, place; position, vacancy
1327바닥01 floor, ground; area, place; field, business
1943눈앞 before one's eyes
1955틈01 crack, gap; spare time; chance, opportunity
2084여기저기 here and there; everywhere
2055구멍 hole, pit; loophole, loss; way out
2494구석01 corner; remote place; side; angle
2589곳곳 here and there; several places
2982터01 site; lot; ground; arena; foundation; ground
3117새01사이gap, space; interval; relationship, relations; connections
3381한가운데 the very middle, the center, the heart
4160제자리 the proper place; the original place
4259구석구석 every nook and corner
4316테두리 border, edge; limit, boundary
4588길가 roadside; wayside
4859가장자리 edge, border
4950판01 place, spot; state of affairs; moment, occasion; match, game, round
5083굿01 exorcism/pit, hole
5376앞길01앞에 있는 길the road ahead; the future
5432한구석 a corner, a nook
5486모퉁이 corner
6161한데01한군데one place, one spot; the same place
6371기슭01 the edge (of a river); the foot (of a mountain); the border; the shore
6929한곳 one place; the same place
7020봉우리01 mountaintop; peak; summit
7419한복판 the middle, the center, the heart
7511모서리01 corner; edge; angle
7709귀퉁이 root of the ear; corner, angle
7938칼날 blade of a knife, edge of a sword
8158어귀01 entrance; mouth (of a river); mouth (of a harbor); approach (to a tunnel)
8338담벼락 (the surface of) wall
8385뱃전 the sides of a boat
8593터전01 base; site; lot; grounds
9294이곳저곳 here and there
9401한자리 the same place; an important position
9688언저리 edge, rim
9721우물가 a well side
9933구덩이 hole, pit, crater

Places (concrete)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
49집01 house
480마을01 village, town
951이웃 neighborhood; neighbor
1038숲01 forest
1195가게 shop, store
1539시골 the country; the provinces
1554밭01 field; farm
1617마당 yard, garden/instance, case
1964섬03 island
2079물속 in the water, under water
2387술집 a bar, a pub
2497둥지 nest
2510절01사찰Buddhist temple
2797들01 field
3719칸01 room, chamber
3971골짜기01 valley
4151잠자리01~를 바꾸다sleeping place; bed
4201땅속 the ground; underground
4787들판01 field
5532이웃집 a neighbouring house
6107옆집 neighboring house
6218뜰01 yard, garden
7651큰절01 deep bow/main temple
7730논밭 farmlands, fields, one's state
7731놀이터 playground
9154벌판 field; plain; prairie; wilderness; moor
9543뜨락 garden, yard (=뜰)
10139아낙 a woman's room; boudoir

Roads, ways and alleys

173길01도로street, way, path
1258거리01길~road, street
2821골목01 alley, bystreet
6760길거리 street, road
6896지름길 shortcut
7448골목길 alley
8292갈림길 forked road, branch road; turning point, crossroads
8328네거리 intersection, crossroads
8591큰길 main street; main road; highway
9496길목01 street corner; crossroad
9992뒷골목 backstreet, alley

Land, earth, geography

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
181우리나라 my country, our country
226나라01 country; nation; state
321땅01 the earth; land; territory
480마을01 village, town
1539시골 the country; the provinces
1715흙01 earth, soil, dirt
1480고장01지역region, area; town; home
1964섬03 island
3971골짜기01 valley
4201땅속 the ground; underground
4221언덕 hill; rising ground; slope
4786둑01 bank; embankment; dyke
7033산골01 mountain district; secluded place
7446고을 district, county
8054땅바닥 (bare) ground, the earth
9111땅값 price of land
9154벌판 field; plain; prairie; wilderness; moor
9917골04골짜기valley

Time

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
19때01시간time, moment
143날01어느 ~day; weather
187그때 that time, those days
214동안01시간의 길이a space (of time); an interval
276밤01어두운 때night
310오늘 today
323아침 morning; breakfast
361하루01 day
370이제01 now
399요즘 these days, nowadays
402얼마 some price, some amount; a while, some length of time
473그동안 meanwhile, meantime
523지난해 last year
548이때 at this time, now
617옛날 the old times, the past
618이날 today; this day
634저녁 evening; dinner
672그날 that day; the very same day
701올해 this year
721오늘날 today; these days
766여름01 summer
920겨울 winter
972봄01 spring
1021며칠 a few days; how many days; which day
1045새벽01 dawn, dawnbreak
1184 day, daytime
1268가을01 fall, autumn
1283길이01 length/(for a long time)
1420오랫동안 long time
1643지난달 last month
1713한때 a while, a time; former days, bygone days; the same time
1832예전01 the old times, the past
2252어제01 yesterday
2390오랜만 long time
2422이틀01시간two days, a couple of days
2516한동안 a fairly long time
2582잠깐 a moment, a little while
2603요즈음 nowadays; lately
2807이튿날 the next day
2994날짜01 date; days
3151사흘 three days; the third day
3199이달01 this month
3289예01 old times, bygone days
3560가까이 nearby, close to; just before, shortly before
3588새해 New Year
3649요새01 nowadays; recently
3664첫날 first day, opening day
3764여름철 summertime
3794그해 that year; the year
4022지난날 the past; the old times; bygone days
4356아까 a while ago; a minute ago
4449올02올해this year
4663하룻밤 one night, single night
4704설날 Lunar New Year's Day
4945철01계절season, time
4950판01 place, spot; state of affairs; moment, occasion; match, game, round
5092대낮 daytime; the middle of the day
5376앞길01앞에 있는 길the road ahead; the future
5378어젯밤 last night
5493보름01 fifteen days, half month
5523열흘 ten days
5784앞날 the day's ahead; one's future/the other day; bygone days
6009겨울철 winter
6108오래간만 a long time since
6163한여름 midsummer
6286이듬해 next year, following year
6434설01 Lunar New Year's Day
6754그사이 the meantime, the interval
7662하루아침 one morning
7778밤새02 all night long; overnight
7956한낮 midday, noon
8160어린이날 Children's day
8647간밤 last night
8910저녁때 evening
9709올여름 this (last) summer
10041밤낮 night and day
10168올가을 the coming autumn
10198인제01 now
10329한겨울 midwinter

Sky, weather, time

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
143날01어느 ~day; weather
344하늘01 sky; heaven; God
592비01~가 내리다rain
755해01 sun; year
1115달05 the moon; month
1291날씨01 weather
1346별01 star
1505눈04~이 내리다snow
2489햇살 sun, sunlight
2493구름01 cloud
2949햇빛 sunlight, sunshine
3762안개 fog, mist
4701빗물 rainwater
4751햇볕 sun; sunshine; sunlight; sunbeam
4900벼락01 lightning, thunderbolt
5351밤하늘 night sky
5619번개01 lightning, thunderbolt
6036달빛 moonlight
6249비바람 wind and rain, rainy wind
6610빗줄기 rain streak
7278소나기01 shower, passing rain
7605장마01 rainy spell in summer; rainy season
7711그믐달 waning moon
8333눈발02 streaks of snow; snow flakes
8367무더위 sultriness, hot and humid weather
8785빗방울 raindrop
9581 sunshine; sun
RankingWordExplanationDefinition
429나이01 age
1612한참 the distance between two stages; a break, a spell; a stretch (of work), a sitting; a good while
2355대목01시기part, passage; the best season, a rush period
5715고비01죽을 ~the climax; the crest
5894막판 the last round; the final scene; the critical moment
7957한창01 the height; climax; summit; peak
9615사이사이 spaces; every now and then; intervals

People (and spirits)

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
12사람 person
96아이01 child, kid
106어머니01 mother
153아버지 father
240엄마 mom, mummy
295아들 son; boy
315애02아이child, kid
360남01 others, other people; stranger
367혼자01 one person; along, by oneself
379아빠 dad, daddy
408아내01 wife
497언니 elder sister
536할머니 grandmother
602동생01 one's younger brother (sister)
615아기01 baby, infant
616아저씨 middle-aged man, mister
625딸01 daughter
653어른01 adult, grown-up
682할아버지 grandfather
802어린이01 child, kid
887사내01 man, male; husband
902손님 visitor, guest; customer
951이웃 neighborhood; neighbor
1000오빠 one's elder brother
1140누나01 elder sister
1255젊은이 young person; the young
1743아주머니 aunt; middle-aged woman; ma'am
1989나03 I, me, myself
2132스승01 teacher, master
2338선비01 a classical scholar
2419아줌마 auntie
2471뱃사람 sailor
2474아가씨 young lady, miss
2680바보 fool, moron
2870아버님 one's father
2900스님 Buddhist monk
2902어머님 (my) dear mother
2923며느리 daughter-in-law
3316마누라01 one's wife
3555하느님 God
4052도둑01 thief
4084어린아이 child
4097임금01 king
4138아씨 a married lady
4188넋01 soul; spirit; ghost
4269막내 the youngest
4407꼬마 very small man; dwarf; kid
4624어린애 a child
4671곰03 bear/slow-witted person
4684동무01 companion; friend; buddy
4702사위01 son-in-law
4835조카 nephew, niece
5173거지01 beggar
5454계집애 a girl, a gal
5782아비01 a father
5908벗02친구friend, buddy
5919사나이 man
6128장수01 seller, merchant, trader
6194나그네 traveler, drifter, wanderer
6289일꾼 worker, hand laborer
6564누이01 sister
6987도련님 young gentleman; Young Master; younger brother-in-law
7075오누이 brother and sisters; siblings
7500딸아이 daughter
7573아낙네 a woman
7799사내아이 a boy
7836아랫사람 one's junior; one's subordinate
7855오라범 a woman's elder brother
8062멍텅구리 stupid person
8151아우01 a man's younger brother; a woman's younger sister
8605하나님 God
8678구두쇠 miser, stingy fellow, scrooge
8877웃어른 senior citizen; one's elder
9319장사꾼 trader, dealer, shopkeeper
9416홀아비 widower; single father
9505낚시꾼 fisherman, angler
10004마나님 elderly lady, old woman
10048뱃놈 sailor, seaman
10165오라버니 a woman's elder brother
10184윗사람 one's elder; one's superior
10202임금님 Your Majesty; His Majesty
10295큰아들 one's eldest son

Human body

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
107눈01신체eye
156몸01 body, build
157얼굴01 face
185손01신체hand
288머리01 head; hair
338 mouth
384가슴01 chest; breast; heart
403고개01~를 돌리다head/mountain pass (5857)
564발01신체의 일부foot
747다리01신체leg /(bridge)
840귀01 ear
850배01신체의 일부stomach, abdomen
957팔01 arm
975어깨01 shoulder
1019등01신체the back
1082허리01 waist
1124키01신장one's height
1230목01 neck; throat
1273손가락 finger
1335코01 nose
1637무릎 knee; lap
1679입술 lips
1811피02 blood
2075눈빛01~이 매섭다eyes; the color of one's eyes; the look of one's eyes
2216 bone; hidden meanings
2260혀01 tongue
2268온몸 the whole body
2476이마01 forehead
2692이03신체tooth
2699주먹 fist; punch
2773손바닥 palm (of the hand)
3030눈썹 eyebrow
3037마디01 joint; knuckle/word
3057 hair; fur
3095품01옷이 ~이 크다width (of a coat); bosom, breast
3196엉덩이 butt, buttocks
3252턱01신체chin, jaw
3532 cheek
3744몸통 trunk, body, torso
3752볼01cheek
3863뒷모습 the sight of one's back, one's back view
3983머리카락 a hair
4602발가락 toe
4708손톱01 fingernail
5025손발 hands and feet; the limbs
5123손목 wrist
5211발목01 ankle
5403 milk; breasts
5610머리칼 a hair (of one's head)
5651오른손 right hand
6117이빨 tooth, teeth
6142쪽02face
6390도깨비 goblin; spook; monster
6403멱살 throat, collar
6565눈가 eye rims; parts around the eye
6636아랫배 lower abdomen, lower part of the belly
6649왼손 left hand
6787몸집 size of the body; build; frame
6830손등01 the back of one's hand
7001목덜미 nape, back of one's neck (nuca, cogote)
7170겨드랑이 armpit
7238몸매 one's figure, one's form
7510멱01~을 따다throat, gullet ¶ ~을 따다 cut a person's throat
7521발끝 tiptoe
7523배꼽 navel, belly button
7545상투01 topknot (of hair)
7709귀퉁이 root of the ear; corner, angle
7776발등 top side of the foot
7860왼발 left foot
7888입가 the sides of the mouth
8161엄지손가락 thumb
8169오른발 right foot
8248코끝 the tip of the nose
8685귓속 the inside of the ear; the inner ear
8811손뼉 the flat of the hand
9145발바닥 sole of one's foot
9146발톱 toenail; claw
9181살갗 skin; flesh; surface
9244알몸 naked body, nude body
9387팔뚝 forearm
9482귓바퀴 earflap; auricle
9677아랫도리01 lower body; lower part; lower garments
9990뒤통수 back of the head, occipital region
10060보조개 dimple (hoyuelo)
10107소름 goosebumps
korean/native_korean_nouns.1320086811.txt.gz · Last modified: 2011/10/31 18:46 by monkeypuzzle