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사격하다
shoot; fire
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사견
private opinion; personal view
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사경
being on the brink of death; deadly situation; being near death; being between life and death
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사계
four seasons
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사계절
four seasons
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
사고
thought; thinking; contemplation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사고력
thinking ability; thinking power; thinking
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사고뭉치
troublemaker
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사고방식
way of thinking; mindset
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사고팔다
buy and sell
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사고하다
contemplate; ponder
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사골
beef leg bone; beef shank bone
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사공
boatman; rower
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사과
apology
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사과나무
apple tree
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사과드리다
offer an apology
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사과문
written apology
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사과하다
apologize
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사관
view of history
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사관생도
cadet; military trainee
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사교
false religion; cult
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사교계
high society; beau monde; social circles
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사교성
sociability
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사교육
private education
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사교육비
cost of private education; private tutoring expenses
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사교장
place for social gathering; social club; salon
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사교적
sociable; outgoing
관형사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사군자
sagunja
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사귀다
get along with; go around with; go out with
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
사그라들다
wither; wane
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사그라지다
subside; die down; wane
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사극
historical drama; historical film
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사근사근하다
affable; amiable
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사글세
monthly rent
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사금
gold dust; alluvial gold
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사금파리
porcelain chip
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사기
morale; fighting spirit
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사기극
show for deceiving; scheme for swindling
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사기꾼
swindler; fraud; cheater
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사기당하다
be conned; be duped; be swindled
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사기업
private company; private enterprise
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사기죄
fraud; fraud charge
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사나워지다
become violent
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사나이
man
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사나흘
three or four days
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사납다
violent; fierce
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사내
man
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사내대장부
man
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.