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고비
crisis; critical moment
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고삐
bridle; reins
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고사
gosa; praying ritual; shamanistic ritual
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고사리
bracken
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고사리손
(no equivalent expression)
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고사성어
idiom originated in ancient event
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고사실
test room
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고사이
meantime
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고사장
exam place
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고사하다
refuse
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고산
high mountain
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고산병
mountain sickness; altitude sickness
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고상하다
noble; lofty; refined; elegant; sophisticated
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고새
meantime
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고색
quaintness
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고색창연하다
antique; old-fashioned
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고생
trouble; hardship
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고생고생
painstakingly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고생고생하다
go through hardships; have difficulty
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고생길
arduous path
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고생대
paleozoic era
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고생문
future trouble; trouble in the future
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고생물
ancient life; ancient organism
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고생스럽다
suffering hardship; painstaking; troubled
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고생하다
go through a hardship; have difficulty
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고서
old book; ancient book
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고서적
old book; antiquated book
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고서점
antiquarian bookstore
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고성
old castle
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고성능
high performance
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고성방가
loud singing
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고소
accusation; indictment
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고소득
high income
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고소득층
high-income bracket
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고소설
old novel
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고소인
accuser
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고소자
accuser
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고소장
letter of complaint
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고소하다
nutty flavor
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고속
high speed
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
고속정
fast boat; high-speed boat
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고속철
high-speed rail; high-speed train
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고수
adherence; defending; keeping
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고수레
gosure
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
고수레하다
gosurehada; do gusure
동사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
고수부지
flood plain
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고수익
high profit
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
고수하다
adhere; defend; keep
동사 · 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.