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자세하다
detailed; minute; particularized
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자세히
in detail; minutely
부사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
자손
sons and grandsons
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자손만대
being from one generation to another; being from ancestor to descendant
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자수
self-surrender; self-denunciation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자수성가
making one's fortune by one's own efforts; succeeding on one's own
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자수성가하다
make one's fortune by one's own efforts; succeed on one's own
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자수정
amethyst
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자수하다
surrender voluntarily to the police; turn oneself in to the police
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자숙
self-restraint; self-discipline
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자숙하다
discipline oneself; restrain oneself
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자술서
affidavit; written statement
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자술하다
confess
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자습
self-teaching
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자습서
self-teaching book
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자승자박
being caught in one's own trap; falling in a trap set by oneself
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자시다
have; take
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자식
child; kid
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
자신
self; oneself
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
자신감
self-assurance; confidence
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자신만만하다
confident
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자신하다
have confidence
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자아
ego
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자아내다
spin
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자아실현
self-realization; self-actualization
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자애
affection; kindness
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자애롭다
motherly; affectionate; benevolent
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자양분
nutritious element; nutriment
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자업자득
asking for it; bringing something upon oneself
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자연
nature
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
자연계
natural science
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자연물
natural object
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자연미
natural beauty
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자연법칙
law of nature
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자연사
natural history
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자연사하다
die a natural death
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자연산
being wild; being taken from nature
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자연수
natural numbers
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자연스럽다
natural; unaffected
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자연스레
naturally; unaffectedly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자연유산
natural heritage
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
자연재해
natural disaster
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자연적
natural; inartificial
관형사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자연환경
natural environment
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자연히
naturally
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자영
self-management
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자영농
independent farmer
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자영업
one's own business
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.