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간결체
concise style; pithy style
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간결하다
simple; easy
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간계
trick; wile; scheme
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간고등어
gangodeungeo; salted mackerel
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간곡하다
desperate; earnest
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간곡히
desperately; earnestly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간과
overlooking; passing over; ignoring
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간과되다
be overlooked; be ignored; being passed over
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간과하다
overlook; ignore; pass over
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간교
craft; wile; cunning
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간교하다
cunning; sly; crafty; wily
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간구하다
beg; entreat; beseech
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간극
space; gap; crack
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간단명료하다
brief and clear
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간단하다
simple
형용사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
간단히
briefly
부사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
간담
inner thought; liver and gall bladder
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간담회
meeting; talk; discussion
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간데없다
disappear; vanish; fade away
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간데없이
vanishingly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간드랑간드랑
ding-dangle; swaying
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간드랑간드랑하다
dangle; sway; swing gently
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간드러지다
lilting; coquettish
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간들간들
gently; softly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간들간들하다
blow softly
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간들거리다
blow softly
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간들대다
blow softly
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간략하다
brief; concise
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간략히
briefly; concisely
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간명하다
simple and clear
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간명히
concisely
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간발
moment; little
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간밤
last night
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간병
nursing; care; attendance
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
간병인
care worker; person attending the sick; caregiver
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
간병하다
nurse; care for; attend to
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
간부
executive; manager
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간부급
executive level; managerial level
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간부진
executives; management; leadership
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간사
cunning; slyness
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간사스럽다
cunning; sly
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간사하다
cunning; sly
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간석지
tideland; dry beach; mud flats
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간선
main line; main road
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간선제
indirect election system
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
간섭
interference; meddling
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
간섭하다
interfere; meddle
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
간소하다
simple; plain
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
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Beginner, intermediate, and advanced are the National Institute of Korean Language’s learner vocabulary grades. They are not official TOPIK levels or a prediction of test difficulty.