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곤궁하다
poor; destitute
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤궁히
in destitution; in poverty
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤두박질
falling headlong; falling head-first
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤두박질치다
fall headlong; fall head-first
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤두박질하다
fall headlong; fall head-first
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤두서다
stand on end; bristle up
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤두세우다
make something stand on end
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤드라지다
fall down asleep
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤드레
in a dead-drunk state
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤드레만드레
in a dead-drunk state
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤란
trouble; difficulty
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
곤란하다
difficult; embarrassing; awkward
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
곤봉
club; stick; billy
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤욕
trouble; insult
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤욕스럽다
insulted; disgraced
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤장
gonjang
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
곤죽
mushiness; muddiness
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤지
gonji
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
곤지곤지
Boo-boo; cutie, cutie
감탄사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤충
insect
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤충류
insects
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤핍하다
fatigued; tired; weary
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤하다
weary; tired; exhausted
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤혹
embarassment
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤혹스럽다
embarrassed; worried; perplexed
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곤히
tiredly; wearily
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곧
immediately
부사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
곧다
straight; upright; direct
형용사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
곧바로
immediately
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
곧바르다
straight; upright
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곧은길
straight road
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곧이곧대로
truly; honestly; at face value
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곧이듣다
be gullible; take someone's words at face value
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곧이어
soon after
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
곧잘
quite well
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
곧장
straight; directly
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
곧추
straight; upright
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곧추서다
stand erect
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
곧추세우다
straighten; hold something erect
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
골
anger
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
골격
frame; build
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
골고루
equally; evenly
부사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
골골
sickly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
골골거리다
be sick all the time
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
골골대다
be sick all the time
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
골골하다
be sick all the time
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
골나다
be enraged; be mad
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
골다
snore
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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