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밥맛
the taste of rice
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
밥물
water for boiling rice
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
밥반찬
side dish
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
밥벌이
job
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥벌이하다
work for a living
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥상
dining table
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
밥상머리
dining table
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
밥상보
bapsangbo
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥솥
rice pot; rice cooker
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
밥숟가락
spoon
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
밥숟갈
spoon for rice
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
밥술
spoon
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥심
(no equivalent expression)
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥알
grain of cooked rice
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥장사
restaurant business
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥장사하다
sell food; run a restaurant
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥주걱
rice paddle; rice spatula
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥주발
bapjubal
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥줄
livelihood
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥집
small restaurant
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥통
rice container; rice cooker
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
밥투정
grumbling over one's food
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥투정하다
grumble over one's food
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥풀
grain of rice
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
밥하다
cook rice
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
밧줄
rope
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방
room
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
방계
collateral line; collateral family
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방공
anticommunism
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방공호
air-raid shelter; dugout
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방과
dismissal of a class
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방관
onlooking
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방관자
onlooker
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방관적
onlooking; indifferent
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방관하다
look on; remain an idle onlooker
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방광
bladder
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방구들
banggudeul
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방구석
corner of a room
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방귀
fart
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방귀쟁이
fart machine
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방글거리다
smile
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방글대다
smile
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방글라데시
Bangladesh
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
방글방글
with a smile
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방금
a moment ago
부사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
방긋
with a smile
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방긋거리다
smile; grin
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
방긋방긋
with a smile
부사 · 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.