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어벙하다
idiotic; dumb; foolish
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어부
fisherman
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어부지리
fish in troubled waters; playing both ends against the middle
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어불성설
words without logic; standing to no reason
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어사
eosa
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
어색하다
awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어서
quickly; without hesitation; without delay
부사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
어서어서
without delay; fast; promptly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어선
fishing boat; fishing vessel
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어선단
fishing fleet
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어설프다
awkward; slovenly; poor
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어설피
awkwardly; in a slovenly manner; poorly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어수룩하다
naive; unsophisticated
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어수선하다
messy; disordered
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어순
order of words
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어스름
dusk; twilight; gloaming
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어스름하다
dusky; dim
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어슬렁거리다
ramble; wander around; stroll about
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어슬렁대다
ramble; wander around; stroll about
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어슬렁어슬렁
slowly; sluggishly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어슬렁어슬렁하다
ramble; wander around; stroll about
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어슬렁이다
ramble; wander around; stroll about
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어슴푸레
obscurely; faintly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어슴푸레하다
obscure; faint
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어슷비슷하다
being all of a sort
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어슷썰기
diagonal cutting
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어슷하다
slanted; tilted
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어시장
fish market
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어안
loss
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어어
oh
감탄사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어업
fishery; fishing industry
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어여쁘다
beautiful; lovely
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어여삐
adorably; cutely; sweetly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어엿이
respectably; decently
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어엿하다
respectable; decent
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어영부영
sloppily; waveringly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어용
government-patronized; government-controlled; being under the government's thumb
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어우러지다
be in harmony; mix well
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어울리다
harmonize
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
어원
origin of a word; etymology
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어육
fish; fish meat
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어음
note; bill
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어이
being unspeakable; being staggering; being absurd
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어이구
oh; whoa; aah
감탄사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어이구머니
oh; whoa; aah
감탄사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
어이없다
absurd; ridiculous; preposterous
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어이없이
absurdly; ridiculously; preposterously
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
어이쿠
oh; whoa; aah
감탄사 · 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.