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명산
famous mountain
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명산물
speciality
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명산지
origin of a famous product
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명상
meditation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명상법
meditation; contemplation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명상적
meditative
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명상하다
meditate
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명색
being something in name only; being nominal
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명석하다
clever; intelligent; clear-headed
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명성
fame; eminence
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명세
item; description
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명세서
statement; specification
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
명소
famous place; tourist attraction
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명수
master; expert; guru
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명승
scenic beauty
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명승고적
tourist attraction
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명승부
good game
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명승지
scenic spot
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명시
great poem
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명시되다
be stated explicitly
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명시적
being stated clearly
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명시하다
state clearly
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명실
appearance and reality
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명실공히
both in name and reality
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명실상부하다
being same in name and reality
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명심하다
bear in mind; remember well
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명암
light and shade
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명약
effective medicine
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명약관화하다
obvious; crystal-clear
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명언
famous saying; wise saying; maxim
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명예
honor; glory; fame; reputation
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
명예로이
gloriously
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명예롭다
honorable
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명예박사
honorary doctorate
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명예스럽다
honorable; glorious
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명예심
sense of honor
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명예욕
desire for honor
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명예직
honorary position
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명예퇴직
voluntary resignation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명예퇴직하다
resign voluntarily
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명운
fate; destiny; luck
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명월
bright moon
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명의
name; being in one's name
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명인
master; expert
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명일
tomorrow
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명작
masterpiece; masterwork
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명장
great commander
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
명장면
famous scene
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.