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사칭하다
impersonate; feign; pretend
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사타구니
groin
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사탄
satan
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사탕
candy
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
사탕발림
sweet talk; flattery; cajolery
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사탕수수
sugar cane
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사태
avalanche; landslide
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사택
house for an employee; employee residence
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사퇴
resignation; stepping down
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사퇴하다
resign; step down
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사투
desperate struggle; life-or-death struggle; battle for survival
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사투리
dialect
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사파리
safari
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
사팔뜨기
squinter; cross-eyed person
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사포
sandpaper; glass paper
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사표
resignation; letter of resignation
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사필귀정
corollary; natural consequence
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사하다
forgive; pardon
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사학
history; historical studies
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사학자
historian
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사항
matters; things; details
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사해
four seas
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사행
speculation; being speculative
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사행성
(no equivalent expression)
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사행심
speculative frame of mind; speculation; wish for windfall
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사형
death penalty; capital punishment
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사형되다
be executed
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사형수
death row inmate; prisoner on death row
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사형장
place of execution; execution ground
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사형하다
execute
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사환
messenger; messenger boy; clerk; assistant
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사활
life and death; existence; survival
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사회
society
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사회단체
social group; social organization
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사회면
society section; society page
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사회봉사
community service
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사회사업
social work; social service
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사회상
social situation; reality of society; society
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사회생활
social life; work life
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사회성
sociability; sociality; being sociable
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사회악
social evil; social ill; social problem
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사회의식
social consciousness
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사회인
member of society
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사회자
host; master of ceremonies; chairperson; moderator
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사회적
social
관형사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
사회주의
socialism
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
사회주의자
socialist
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
사회학
sociology; social studies
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.