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어김없이
infallibly; punctually
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어깨
shoulder
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
어깨너머
being over someone's shoulders
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어깨동무
putting arms around each other's shoulders
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어깨동무하다
put arms around each other's shoulders
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어깨춤
moving one's arms up and down
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어눌하다
awkward in speech; slow in speech
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어느
which
관형사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
어느덧
already; so soon
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어느새
already; so soon
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어두
the beginning of word
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어두운색
dark color
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
어두움
darkness; dark
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어두컴컴하다
dim; dimly-lit; dimmish
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어둑어둑
darkly; dimly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어둑어둑하다
dark; dim
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어둑하다
dim; fairly dark
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어둠
darkness; dark
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어둠침침하다
gloomy; murky; dim
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어둡다
dark; dim
형용사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
어디
where
대명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
어때
eottae
품사 없음 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어떠어떠하다
such and such
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어떠하다
such
형용사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
어떡하다
eotteokada
품사 없음 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어떤
what
관형사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
어떻다
such
형용사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
어떻든
anyway
부사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
어려움
difficulties; trouble; hardship
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어려워하다
be uncomfortable with
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어련하다
definite; certain; absolute
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어련히
definitely; certainly; absolutely
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어렴풋이
vaguely; faintly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어렴풋하다
vague; faint
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어렵다
difficult; challenging
형용사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
어렵사리
very difficultly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어록
quotations
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어뢰
torpedo
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어루만지다
stroke; smooth down
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어류
fish
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어르다
appease
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어르신
your father
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어른
adult
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
어른거리다
glimmer
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어른대다
glimmer
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어른스럽다
mature
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어른스레
maturely
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어른어른
glimmeringly
부사 · 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.