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고기잡이배
fishing boat
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고기잡이하다
fish
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고깃국
gogiguk; gogitguk; beef soup
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
고깃덩어리
lump of meat
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고깃덩이
lump of meat
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고깃배
fishing boat
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고깃집
BBQ restaurant
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고까짓
such; so trivial
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고깔
gokkal
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고깝다
disagreeable; unpleasant; feeling bad
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고깟
such; so trifling; so trivial
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고꾸라뜨리다
fall over
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고꾸라지다
topple; fall on one's face
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고나마
nevertheless; still
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고난
hardship; trouble; suffering; difficulty; adversity; trial; ordeal
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고난도
high level; high degree
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고뇌
anguish; agony
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고뇌하다
anguish; be in agony
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고니
swan
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고다
boil to pulp; stew
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고다음
next; following
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고단백
high protein
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고단백질
high protein
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고단수
high-level trickster
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고단하다
tired; exhausted; worn out
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고달프다
tired; exhausted; weary
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고담
old tale; old story; legend
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고담하다
refined and old-fashioned
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고답적
highbrow; high-toned; transcendent
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고대
ancient times
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고대로
as it is; as it stands
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고대사
ancient history
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고대인
ancient people
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고대하다
long for; look forward to
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고도
ancient capital
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고도화
advancement
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고도화되다
advance
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고도화하다
advance
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고독
loneliness; solitude
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고독감
feeling of loneliness; sense of isolation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고독하다
lonely
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고동
whistle; boat horn
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고동색
reddish brown
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고동치다
beat
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고되다
hard; difficult; tough
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고두밥
godubap; rice cooked hard; hard-boiled rice; hard-steamed rice
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고둥
gastropods
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고드름
icicle
명사 · 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.