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원대하다
ambitious; lofty
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원동력
driving force; impetus
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원두
coffee beans
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원두막
lookout hut on stilts
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원둘레
circumference; girth
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원뜻
original meaning
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원래
origin
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
원로
elder; doyen
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원론
theory; principles
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원론적
theoretical
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원료
raw material; materials
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원료비
material cost
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원리
principle; fundamental
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
원리금
principal and interest
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원만하다
mild; good-tempered; good-natured
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
원만히
mildly; gently
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원망
bitter feeling; grudge; resentment
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원망스럽다
resentful; reproachful
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원망스레
reproachfully
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원망하다
bear a grudge against; feel resentment at; resent
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원목
hardwood; log; solid wood
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원문
original text; original
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원반
disc
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원반던지기
discus
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원본
original
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원불교
Won Buddhism
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원뿔
cone
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원뿔형
cone; being conical
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원사
sergeant major
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원산지
country of origin
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원삼
wonsam
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원상
original state; original condition
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원상회복
return to original state; restoration
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원색
original color
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원색적
vivid
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원생
inmate
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원서
application
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
원석
gemstone
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원성
resentment; complaint
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원소
element
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원수
marshal
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원수지다
become enemies
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원숙기
ripening stage
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원숙하다
skilled; experienced; masterful
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원숭이
monkey
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
원숭이띠
wonsung-itti
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
원시
being primal; being earlies
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
원시림
virgin forest; primeval forest
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.