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자괴감
feeling of shame
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자구
self-help; saving oneself
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자구책
measure to save oneself
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자국
one's own country
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자국민
one´s fellow countrymen; one´s compatriots
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자국어
one's mother tongue; one's native language
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자궁
womb
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자그마치
as much as; no less than
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자그마하다
somewhat small; smallish
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자그맣다
smallish; somewhat small
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자극
stimulus; stimulation; impulse
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자극되다
be stimulated
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자극성
being irritating; being irritable; being pungent; being spicy
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자극적
provocative
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자극제
stimulant; excitant
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자극하다
stimulate; give a stimulus to
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자근자근
annoyingly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자글자글
with a sizzling sound
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자금
capital
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자금난
financial difficulty; stringency of capital; lack of funds
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자금력
funding power
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자급
self-supply; self-support
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자급자족
self-sufficiency
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자급자족하다
be self-sufficient
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자급하다
be self-sufficient; provide for oneself
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자긍
self-esteem; pride
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자긍심
pride
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자기
his; her; he; she
대명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자기기만
self-deception
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자기도취
narcissism; self-complacence
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자기만족
self-contentment; self-satisfaction
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자기모순
self-contradiction
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자기소개
self introduction
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
자기소개서
self-introduction letter
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자기애
self-love; narcissism
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자기중심
self-centeredness; selfishness
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자기중심적
self-centeredness
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자꾸
(no equivalent expression)
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
자꾸만
frequently; repeatedly; again and again
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자꾸자꾸
over and over again
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자네
jane
대명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자녀
child
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자다
sleep
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
자당
someone's mother
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자동
automatic operation; automatic movement
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자동문
automatic door
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자동사
intransitive verb
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자동적
being automatic
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.