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금고
safety; strongbox
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금고형
imprisonment
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금과옥조
golden rule
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금관
gold crown
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금광
gold mine
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금괴
gold bar
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금권
power of wealth
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금귤
kumquat
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금기
taboo
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금기시되다
be considered as a taboo
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금기시하다
place a taboo on
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금기하다
place a taboo on
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금남
off-limits to men
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금녀
off-limits to women
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금년
this year
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
금년도
this year
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
금니
gold tooth
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금단
forbidden thing
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금덩어리
gold lump
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
금덩이
gold nugget
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
금동
gilt bronze
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금령
prohibition
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금리
interest rate
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금명간
sooner or later
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금물
forbidden thing
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금물결
golden wave
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금박
gilt
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금반지
gold ring
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
금발
blonde hair
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금방
moment ago
부사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
금방금방
promptly; speedily
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
금번
this time
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금붕어
goldfish
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
금붙이
goldworks
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금빛
golden light
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
금상
gold prize
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
금상첨화
icing on the cake; frosting on the cake
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금색
golden color
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
금서
forbidden book
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금성
Venus
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금세
immediately; soon
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금세기
this century
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금속
metal
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금속성
metallic sound
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금속제
metal goods
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금손
(no equivalent expression)
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금송아지
golden calf
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
금수
birds and beasts
명사 · 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.