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검문하다
check; inspect
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검버섯
age spot; liver spot
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검불
straw
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검붉다
blackish red
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검사
prosecutor
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
검사기
testing machine
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
검사대
laboratory table
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
검사소
inspection office; inspection station
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
검사장
inspection station
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
검사하다
examine; inspect
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
검산
calculations check
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검산하다
check a calculation
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검색
check; inspection
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
검색어
search word
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
검색창
search box
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검색하다
check; inspect
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
검소
simplicity; plainness; frugality
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검소하다
thrifty; frugal; plain
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검술
fencing; swordsmanship
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검시
autopsy; postmortem
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검시관
coroner; medical examiner
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검시하다
conduct an autopsy; examine a corpse
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검안
post-mortem examination; autopsy
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검안하다
examine one's eyes
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검약
economy; thrift; frugality
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검약하다
be frugal; be thrifty
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검역
quarantine
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검역소
quarantine station; quarantine office
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검역하다
quarantine
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검열
inspection
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검열관
censor
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검열되다
be inspected; be checked
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검열하다
inspect; check
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검은깨
black sesame seeds
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
검은빛
black color; black; inky black
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
검은색
black
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
검인
sealing; stamping; seal; stamp
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검인정
government certification
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검정
black
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
검정고시
qualification exam
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검정말
black horse
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
검정색
black
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
검정콩
black bean
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
검정하다
approve; certify
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검증
verification; inspection
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검증되다
be verified; be proven
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검증하다
verify; prove
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
검지
index finger; forefinger
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.