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개명
civilization; enlightenment
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개명하다
rename
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개미
ant
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개미집
ant's nest
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개미허리
slim waist
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개발
development; exploitation
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개발되다
be developed; be exploited
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개발비
development expense
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개발자
developer
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개발하다
develop; exploit
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개밥
dog food
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개방
opening; opening to the public
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개방되다
be opened
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개방성
openness
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개방적
being open
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개방하다
open; be open to the public
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개방형
(no equivalent expression)
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
개방화
market opening
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개방화되다
be opened up
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개방화하다
open up
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개벽
beginning of the world; creation of the world
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개벽하다
(the world) begin; be created
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개변
change; reformation; renovation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개별
being separate; being individual
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개별적
individual; each
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개봉
unsealing; opening
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개봉관
first-run theater
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개봉되다
open; be unsealed
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개봉작
new release
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개봉하다
open; unseal
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개비
split wood
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개비되다
be renewed; be replaced
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개비하다
renew; replace
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개뿔
jack; shit
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개살구
wild apricot
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개선
improvement
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개선되다
be improved; be reformed
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개선문
triumphal arch
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개선안
improvement plan
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개선책
corrective measure
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개선하다
improve; reform
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개설
establishment; opening
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개설되다
be established; open; be offered
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개설하다
establish; open
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개성
characteristic
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개성미
unique beauty
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
개성적
characteristic
관형사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
개소
gaeso
의존 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.