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사료
historical materials; historical records
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사르다
throw into the fire
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사르르
of itself
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사리
roll; ball; bundle
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사리다
coil
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사리사욕
self-interest; selfish desire
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사립
being private
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사립대
private college; private university
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사립문
sarimmun
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사마귀
mantis
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사막
desert
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사망
death; passing away; being killed
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사망률
death rate
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사망자
the dead; casualty; victim
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사망하다
pass away; be killed
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사면
all sides
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사면되다
be pardoned
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사면초가
enemies on all sides; being beleaguered; no way out; being stuck
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사면하다
pardon; grant amnesty
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사멸
extinction; destruction; annihilation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사멸되다
become extinct; be annihilated
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사멸하다
be extinct; perish
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사명
mission; calling
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사명감
sense of mission; sense of duty
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사모님
one's teacher's wife
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사모하다
long for; burn with love for; have a burning love for
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사무
office work; clerical work; desk job
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사무기기
office machine; office equipment
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사무라이
samurai
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
사무소
office
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사무실
office; place of business; workplace
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
사무용
being for office use
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사무원
office worker; office clerk
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사무장
office manager
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사무적
official
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사무직
office job; being white-collar
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사무직원
clerk; clerical worker
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사무총장
secretary-general
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사무치다
pierce one's heart; sink deep in one's mind
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사문화
being dead letter; invalidating; nullifying
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사문화되다
be a dead letter; be invalidated; be nullified
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사문화하다
invalidate; nullify
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사물
object; thing
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사물놀이
Samullori
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
사물함
locker; cabinet
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사뭇
all through
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사발
sabal
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사방
four directions
명사 · Intermediate · 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.