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선구자
pioneer
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선구적
pioneering; trailblazing
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선글라스
sunglasses
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
선금
deposit; down payment
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선남선녀
good people
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선녀
seonnyeo
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선다형
being multiple-choice
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선대
ancestors; previous generations
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선대왕
previous king
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
선대인
late father
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선도
leading; pioneering
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선도자
leader; pioneer; forerunner
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선도적
leading
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선도하다
lead; guide
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선동
instigation; incitement
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선동가
agitator; firebrand; provocateur
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선동자
agitator; firebrand; provocateur
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선동적
instigative; inciting
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선동하다
instigate; incite
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선두
head; leader; forefront
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선두권
leading group; front runners
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선득선득
chillily
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선들바람
breeze
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선뜩선뜩
chillily
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선뜩하다
chilly
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선뜻
readily; gladly; willingly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선량
choice of the best; being chosen; being picked out
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선량하다
virtuous; good-natured
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선례
precedent
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선로
track; railway
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선린
neighborly friendship
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선망
envy
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선망되다
be envied
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선망하다
envy
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선머슴
mischievous boy; naughty rogue
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선명하다
clear
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선명히
clearly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선무당
novice shaman
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
선문답
Zen riddles; koans
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선물
gift; present
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
선물하다
give a gift
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
선민사상
elitism
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선민의식
elitism
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선박
ship; vessel
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선반
shelf; rack
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선발
leading; heading
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선발대
advance party
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
선발되다
be selected; be picked
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.