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조명되다
be lighted
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
조명등
light
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조명하다
light
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
조모
grandmother
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조목
provision
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조목조목
detail
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조무래기
tiny one
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조문
legal text
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조문객
funeral guest
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조문하다
pay tribute
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조물주
the Creator; Creator
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조미료
condiment
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
조밀하다
dense
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조바심
being anxious; anxiety
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조바심치다
be very anxious
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조바심하다
be anxious
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조바위
jobawi
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조반
breakfast
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조변석개
being capricious; caprice
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조부
grandfather
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조부모
grandparents
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조사
poll; survey; investigation
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
조사단
fact-finding mission
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조사되다
be investigated; be found
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
조사원
pollster; researcher
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조사하다
investigate
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
조산
premature delivery; premature birth
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조산원
midwife center
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조산하다
have a premature delivery
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조상
ancestor
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
조서
report
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조석
morning and evening; all day
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조선
Joseon
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
조선말
Korean
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조선소
shipyard
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조선어
Korean
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조선업
shipbuilding industry
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조선왕조실록
Joseonwangjosillok
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
조선족
ethnic Korean population in China
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조성
building; development
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조성되다
be built; be developed
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조성하다
build; develop
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조세
tax
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조소
plastic art
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조소하다
ridicule; deride
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조속하다
quick
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조속히
quickly
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
조손
grandparent and grandchild
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.