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독립
independence
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
독립국
independent nation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독립군
independent army
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독립되다
be independent
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
독립문
Dongnimmun Gate
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
독립성
being independent
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독립시키다
(no equivalent expression)
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
독립신문
Dongnipsinmun; the Independent News
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
독립심
spirit of independence
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독립어
independent word
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독립언
exclamtive
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독립운동
independence movement
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독립운동가
independence activist
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독립적
independent
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독립하다
be independent
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
독무대
best of the bunch
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독물
poison; toxic substance
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독방
single room
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독배
poisoned bowl
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독백
monologue
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독백하다
say to oneself; mumble to oneself
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독뱀
viper
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
독버섯
poisonous mushroom
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
독보적
unrivaled; unequaled
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독불장군
self-righteous person
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독사
viper
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독사진
picture taken of one individual alone
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
독살
poisoning someone to death
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독상
table for one
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독서
reading
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
독서광
bookworm
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독서력
reading competency; reading comprehension
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독서삼매
lost in reading
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독서실
study room
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
독서하다
read
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
독선
self-righteousness
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독선생
private tutor
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독선적
self-righteousness
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독설
biting remarks
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독성
toxicity
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독소
toxin
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독수공방
living in solitude
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독수리
eagle
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
독식
monopolizing; take-it-all; having something to oneself
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독식하다
monopolize; keep something exclusively to oneself
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독신
being single
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독신녀
single woman
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
독신자
single person
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.