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희망
hope
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
희망자
prospect; candidate; seeker
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
희망적
hopeful; optimistic
관형사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
희망차다
hopeful; optimistic
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
희망하다
hope; wish
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
희생
sacrifice
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
희생되다
sacrifice
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
희생자
victim; casualty
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
희생하다
sacrifice
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
흰색
white
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
히트
hit
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
히트곡
hit song
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
히트시키다
make something a hit; make something a success
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
히트하다
make a hit; be a hit
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
힘
strength; power
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
힘껏
with all one's might; as far as one can
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
힘내다
take heart; cheer up
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
힘들다
strenuous; laborious
형용사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
힘들어지다
strenuous; laborious
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
힘세다
strong; powerful; mighty
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
힘쓰다
work hard; try hard; focus on
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
힘없이
weakly; feebly
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
힘차다
strong; powerful; vigorous
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
힙합
hiphop
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-가
-ga
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-가량
-garyang
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-간
-gan
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-감
-gam
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-객
-gaek
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-거리다
-georida
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-곡
-gok
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-관
-gwan
접사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
-광
-gwang
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-구-
-gu-
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-권
-gwon
접사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
-금
-geum
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-기
-gi
어미 · NIKL learner grade not listed
-기-
-gi-
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-꾸러기
-kkureogi
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-나다
-nada
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-남
-nam
어미 · NIKL learner grade not listed
-녀
-nyeo
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-년
-nyeon
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-님
-nim
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-답다
-dapda
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-당
-dang
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-당하다
-danghada
접사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
-대다
-daeda
접사 · Intermediate · 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.