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복합어
compound
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
복합적
combined; complex
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복합체
complex; compound; composite
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복합하다
compound; mix
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볶다
stir-fry
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
볶아치다
rush
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볶음
stir-fried dish
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
볶음밥
fried rice
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
볶이다
be stir-fried
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
본
pattern
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
본가
original home
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본거지
base; headquarters
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본건
this case; this agenda
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본격적
being in full swing
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
본격화
being in full swing
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본격화되다
be in full swing
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본격화하다
be in full swing
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본고
this article
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
본고장
home; birthplace
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
본과
regular course
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본관
ancestral hometown
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본교
principal school; main campus
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
본국
one's own country; one's native country
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본궤도
track; orbit
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본능
instinct
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본능적
instinctive
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
본당
parish church
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본데
learned manners; learned skill
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본동사
main verb
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본드
superglue
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본디
origin
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본딧말
original form of word
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본때
prestige; pride; example
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본뜨다
benchmark; imitate
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
본뜻
true intention
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본래
origin
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본론
body
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
본류
main stream; main current
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
본말
original word
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본명
real name
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
본모습
real self
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본무
main business
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본문
body
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본바닥
home; native place; birthplace
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본바탕
nature
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본받다
emulate; follow
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
본보기
example; model
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
본보다
emulate; follow
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