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자장자장
hushaby; rockabyhushaby
감탄사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자재
material
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자전
autobiography
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자전거
bicycle
명사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
자전적
autobiographical
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자전하다
rotate
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자정
midnight
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자제
son
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자제력
self-control; self-restraint
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자제하다
control oneself; restrain oneself
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자조
self-help; self-reliance
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자조하다
scorn oneself; mock oneself
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자족
self-contentment; self-satisfaction
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자족하다
be self-satisfied; be self-complacent
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자존
one's existence
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자존심
pride; self-respect
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자주
often; frequently
부사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
자주국방
independent national defense
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자주색
purple
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자주자주
often; frequently
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자주적
independent
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자줏빛
purple
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자중하다
be cautious; be prudent
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자지러지다
shrink; cower; wither
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자진
volunteering
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자진하다
volunteer
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자질
nature; disposition; temperament
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자질구레하다
little; trivial; trifling
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자찬
self-praise; self-laudation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자찬하다
laud oneself; admire oneself
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자책
self-reproach
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자책감
guilty conscience; remorse; pangs of conscience
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자책하다
reproach oneself
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자처하다
appoint oneself
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자청
volunteering
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자청하다
volunteer
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자체
self
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자체적
own; independent
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자초
incurrence; bringing something upon oneself
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자초지종
all the details; whole story; full account of
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자초하다
incur; bring something upon oneself
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자축
celebration by oneself
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자축하다
celebrate oneself
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자취
trace; aftermath
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자취방
rented room
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자취생
student living alone
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
자취하다
cook for oneself; board oneself
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
자치
self-governing
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.