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사전
being prior; being beforehand; being preliminary
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사절
delegate; mission; representative; envoy
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사절단
delegation; mission; envoy
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사절하다
refuse; decline; reject
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사정
situation; circumstances
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사정거리
range; shooting distance
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사정사정하다
plead; implore; solicit
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사정없이
without mercy
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사정하다
beg; plead
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사제
being privately made; being privately manufactured; being homemade
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사제지간
being between teacher and student; teacher-student relations
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사조
trend; tendency; drift
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사족
four legs
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사죄
apology
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사죄하다
apologize
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사주
saju
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사주팔자
sajupalja
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사주하다
incite; instigate; egg on
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사중주
quartet
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사지
limbs
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사직
political realm
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사직서
letter of resignation; resignation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사직하다
resign; step down
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사진
picture; photo
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
사진가
photographer
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사진관
photo studio; photo atelier
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사진기
camera
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
사진반
photography club
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
사진사
photographer
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
사진작가
photographer
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
사진전
photo exhibition
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
사진첩
photo album
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사차원
fourth dimension; being fourth-dimensional
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사찰
Buddhist temple
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사찰하다
inspect
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사창가
red-light district; unauthorized prostitution district
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사채
private loan; underground money
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사채업자
private moneylender; underground lender
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사철
four seasons
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사철나무
spindle tree
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사체
dead body; corpse; body
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사촌
cousin
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사춘기
adolescence; puberty
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사치
extravagance; lavishness
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사치성
being extravagant; being lavish; being luxurious
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사치스럽다
extravagant; lavish
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사치품
luxury goods
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사칭
impersonation; feigning; pretending
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.