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억지로
reluctantly; forcibly
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
억지스럽다
stubborn; obstinate
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
억지웃음
forced smile; strained smile
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
억척
being unyielding; being persistent; being relentless
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
억척같이
toughly; determinedly; relentlessly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
억척스럽다
tough; determined; relentless
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
억측
speculation; conjecture; supposition
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언감생심
not daring to do something; being unthinkable
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언급
mentioning; referring; reference
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
언급되다
be mentioned; be stated; be talked about
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
언급하다
mention; state; talk about
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
언니
older sister
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
언덕
hill; slope
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
언덕길
slope; uphill road
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언덕배기
hilltop
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언도
sentence; delivery of a decision
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언도하다
render a verdict; deliver a decision
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언뜻
in an instant; in a flash
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언뜻언뜻
in an instant; in a flash
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언론
press; journalism
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
언론계
press; media
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언론사
press
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언론인
journalist
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언문
speech and writing; spoken and written language
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언변
eloquence; gift of gab
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언사
words; remark; language
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언성
voice
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언약
one's word; promise; swear
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언약하다
promise; swear
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언어
language
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
언어권
language area
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
언어생활
linguistic practice; linguistic life
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
언어적
being linguistic
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
언어학
linguistics
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언어학자
linguist
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언쟁
argument; bickering; row
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언쟁하다
argue; bicker; row
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언저리
edge; brim; rim
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언제
when; at what time
부사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
언제나
always; all the time
부사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
언젠가
someday
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
언중
being during one's speech; being behind one's remark
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언중유골
hidden meaning in a remark
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언질
implicit pledge; one's words; clue
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언짢다
upset; displeased; unpleasant
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언짢아하다
be upset; be displeased; be unpleasant
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언행
words and actions
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
언행일치
correspondence of words to actions; consistency between words and actions
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.