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사내아이
boy; lad
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사내애
boy; lad
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사냥
hunting
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사냥감
game; prey
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사냥개
hound; hunting dog
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사냥꾼
huntsman; hunter
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사냥터
hunting ground; hunting field; shooting preserve
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사냥하다
hunt
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사념
thought; consideration; worries
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사다
buy; purchase; get
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
사다리
ladder
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사다리차
ladder truck; hook-and-ladder truck
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사단
(no equivalent expression)
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사달
trouble
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사담
private talk; private conversation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사당
shrine
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사대
college of education
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사대문
sadaemun
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사대부
sadaebu
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
사대주의
flunkyism
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사도
apostle
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사돈
son-in-law's parents; daughter-in-law's parents
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사돈댁
son-in-law's parents; daughter-in-law's parents
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사돈어른
father-in-law
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사동
causation
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사동법
causative
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사들이다
buy up; lay in
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사또
satto
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
사라지다
disappear; vanish; go out of sight
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사람
human; man
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
사람됨
personality; character
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사랑
guest room; reception room
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사랑꾼
lover
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사랑니
wisdom tooth
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사랑방
sarangbang
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사랑스럽다
lovely; adorable
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사랑채
Sarangchae; a detached house
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
사랑하다
love
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
사려
thoughtfulness; consideration
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사력
desperate efforts; frantic efforts; doing something with all one's might
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사령관
commander
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사령부
command headquarters
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사령탑
conning tower
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사례
example; case; precedent
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사례금
reward; compensation; bounty
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사례하다
compensate; show gratitude; reward
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사로잡다
capture; catch alive
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사로잡히다
be captured; be caught alive
동사 · 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.