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갑상선
thyroid
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
갑옷
armor
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
갑자기
suddenly; all of a sudden
부사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
갑작스럽다
sudden; unexpected; abrupt
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
갑작스레
unexpectedly
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
갑절
double
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
갑주
armor and helmet
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
갑질
gapjil
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
갑판
deck
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
갑판장
boatswain
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
값
price
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
값나가다
be expensive; be valuable; be costly
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
값비싸다
expensive
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
값싸다
cheap; low-priced
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
값어치
value; worth
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
값있다
valuable; worthy
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
값지다
costly; expensive
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
값하다
be worth; deserve; be becoming
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
갓
gat
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
갓길
shoulder
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
갓김치
gatkimchi; leaf mustard kimchi
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
갓끈
gatkkeun
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
갓난아기
newborn baby
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
갓난아이
newborn; newborn baby
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
갓난애
newborn baby
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
갓난쟁이
newborn baby
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강
river
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
강가
riverside; riverbank
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
강간
rape
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강간당하다
be raped
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강간범
rapist
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강간하다
rape
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강강수월래
(no equivalent expression)
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
강건하다
fortitudinous; upright
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강경
being firm; being determined; being uncompromising
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강경론
resolute stance; unyielding stance; uncompromising stance
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강경론자
hard-liner
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강경책
hard-line solution
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강경파
hardliners
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강경하다
strong; firm; unyielding
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강경히
strongly; firmly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강고하다
strong and stable
형용사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
강골
person of sturdy constitution
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강구
devising of a solution
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강구되다
be devised; be found
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강구하다
devise; come up with
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강국
powerful nation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
강권
persistent recommendation; press
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.