6000 Most Common Korean Words

Front 1

to face, confront

Back 1

대하다

Front 2

however, but still

Back 2

그러나

Front 3

culture, society

Back 3

사회

Front 4

the inside

Back 4

속

Front 5

a case, an instance

Back 5

경우

Front 6

one's own self/body

Back 6

자신

Front 7

run, lead, flow, go through

Back 7

통하다

Front 8

grade, degree (extent)

Back 8

정도

Front 9

to see, to show

Back 9

보이다

Front 10

person, human being

Back 10

인간

Front 11

the truth, a fact

Back 11

사실

Front 12

to be due to, to be owing to

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의하다

Front 13

an age, period, generation

Back 13

시대

Front 14

to be this way, to be as follows

Back 14

이러하다

Front 15

many, various (comes in front of everybody)

Back 15

여러

Front 16

world

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세계

Front 17

(following a verb) the verb's action is over, perhaps in a sad way

Back 17

버리다

Front 18

self

Back 18

자기

Front 19

the president

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대통령

Front 20

on of the kind or a sort

Back 20

가지

Front 21

government

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정부

Front 22

state/nation

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국가

Front 23

hobby/here

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여기

Front 24

female

Back 24

여성

Front 25

to put, place

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놓다

Front 26

connection, relation

Back 26

관계

Front 27

to come out, appear

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나타나다

Front 28

to produce something, to make it through something

Back 28

내다

Front 29

only, alone, merely

Back 29

뿐

Front 30

the space between two points, relationship between two people

Back 30

사이

Front 31

to be new, novel

Back 31

새롭다

Front 32

process, course

Back 32

과정

Front 33

life

Back 33

삶, 생명

Front 34

more than, above

Back 34

이상

Front 35

education

Back 35

교육

Front 36

economy

Back 36

경제

Front 37

art

Back 37

예술

Front 38

to stand

Back 38

서다

Front 39

result, outcome

Back 39

결과

Front 40

contents

Back 40

내용

Front 41

of course

Back 41

물론

Front 42

to put in, to set in

Back 42

넣다

Front 43

to light up

Back 43

밝히다

Front 44

already

Back 44

이미

Front 45

politics

Back 45

정치

Front 46

research

Back 46

연구

Front 47

an event, incident

Back 47

사건

Front 48

as well as

Back 48

및

Front 49

to make, to build, to form a line

Back 49

짓다

Front 50

words, a verse

Back 50

글

Front 51

the world, society

Back 51

세상

Front 52

a piece of work (of art)

Back 52

작품

Front 53

state of things

Back 53

상황

Front 54

in the middle

Back 54

가운데

Front 55

namely, that is to say

Back 55

즉

Front 56

condition, state

Back 56

상태

Front 57

at that time

Back 57

당시

Front 58

literature

Back 58

문학

Front 59

more and more

Back 59

더욱

Front 60

a locality, district

Back 60

지방

Front 61

recently

Back 61

최근

Front 62

as it is, no change

Back 62

채

Front 63

actuality, reality

Back 63

현실

Front 64

environment

Back 64

환경

Front 65

one's own body

Back 65

자체

Front 66

part, portion

Back 66

부분

Front 67

an enterprise, a business

Back 67

기업

Front 68

change, transformation

Back 68

변화

Front 69

election

Back 69

선거

Front 70

to refer to, to be about

Back 70

관하다

Front 71

to divide

Back 71

나누다

Front 72

the nucleus, focus, heart

Back 72

중심

Front 73

activity

Back 73

활동

Front 74

mutually, one another

Back 74

서로

Front 75

as expected, likewise

Back 75

역시

Front 76

advertisement

Back 76

광고

Front 77

mind, spirit

Back 77

정신

Front 78

to accomplish, complete

Back 78

이루다

Front 79

the present situation, state

Back 79

현상

Front 80

art, technique, ability

Back 80

기술

Front 81

the whole, the entire section

Back 81

전체

Front 82

to get, to obtain

Back 82

얻다

Front 83

the interval between

Back 83

간

Front 84

investigation, inquiry, research

Back 84

조사

Front 85

way, method

Back 85

줄

Front 86

science

Back 86

과학

Front 87

nature

Back 87

자연

Front 88

construction, structure

Back 88

구조

Front 89

after all, in the end

Back 89

결국

Front 90

rather, preferably

Back 90

오히려

Front 91

one's status, one's lot

Back 91

터

Front 92

teaching, instruction

Back 92

교수

Front 93

to be hung up, suspended, entangled; to involve in; to take (time)

Back 93

걸리다

Front 94

to look at, to watch; to look forward to, to hope for

Back 94

바라보다

Front 95

most

Back 95

대부분

Front 96

industry

Back 96

산업

Front 97

facial expression, look

Back 97

표정

Front 98

a part, a portion

Back 98

일부

Front 99

the nape of the neck

Back 99

고개

Front 100

personality, character

Back 100

성격

Front 101

century

Back 101

세기

Front 102

to stand up, to erect

Back 102

세우다

Front 103

development, progress

Back 103

발전

Front 104

to face, to look out on, to turn or lean towards

Back 104

향하다

Front 105

relation, connection, reference

Back 105

관련

Front 106

form, shape (2)

Back 106

모습, 형태, 모양

Front 107

each, every

Back 107

각

Front 108

work

Back 108

작업

Front 109

atmosphere, surroundings

Back 109

분위기

Front 110

first of all, before everything

Back 110

우선

Front 111

to give birth

Back 111

낳다

Front 112

information, intelligence

Back 112

정보

Front 113

a part, a role

Back 113

역활

Front 114

action, behavior

Back 114

행동

Front 115

to compare (to)

Back 115

비하다

Front 116

engine, machine

Back 116

기관

Front 117

a position, a situation

Back 117

입장

Front 118

a form, method, process

Back 118

방식

Front 119

influence, consequences

Back 119

영향

Front 120

to come out, to come forth

Back 120

나서다

Front 121

to flow, to stream

Back 121

흐르다

Front 122

to be deep

Back 122

깊다

Front 123

condition, stipulation

Back 123

조건

Front 124

a step, a phase

Back 124

단계

Front 125

instructor

Back 125

교사

Front 126

to cross, to go across

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넘다

Front 127

to carry with, to hold, to possess

Back 127

지니다

Front 128

to be very young, to be juvenile

Back 128

어리다

Front 129

possibility, to be possible

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가능성, 가능하다

Front 130

a great meeting

Back 130

대회

Front 131

to move, to stir

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움직이다

Front 132

a member

Back 132

의원

Front 133

effort

Back 133

노력

Front 134

entirely, utterly, completely

Back 134

전혀

Front 135

a corps, a group

Back 135

단체

Front 136

ability, capability (how much and how well)

Back 136

능력

Front 137

to assert, to maintain

Back 137

주장하다

Front 138

one's children

Back 138

자식

Front 139

inhabitants, dwellers

Back 139

주민

Front 140

materials, data

Back 140

자료

Front 141

existence

Back 141

존재

Front 142

manufactured goods

Back 142

제품

Front 143

field, area, division (of interest, study)

Back 143

분야

Front 144

business

Back 144

사업

Front 145

an act, deed, behavior

Back 145

행위

Front 146

level

Back 146

수준

Front 147

verbal expression, representation, manifestation

Back 147

표현

Front 148

to be young, to be youthful

Back 148

젊다

Front 149

function, functionality

Back 149

기능

Front 150

war

Back 150

전쟁

Front 151

a meeting/conference

Back 151

회의

Front 152

drama, a play

Back 152

연극

Front 153

the same

Back 153

마찬가지

Front 154

labor, work

Back 154

노동

Front 155

the past

Back 155

과거

Front 156

price

Back 156

가치

Front 157

a group, a collective body

Back 157

집단

Front 158

to watch closely

Back 158

살펴보다

Front 159

a government cabinet minister

Back 159

장관

Front 160

difference, disparity

Back 160

차이

Front 161

season, time, occasion

Back 161

시절

Front 162

directly

Back 162

직접