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헛물
being in vain; coming to nothing
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헛바람
unnecessary air
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헛발질
missed kick
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헛발질하다
miss a kick
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헛살다
waste one's life; live a useless life
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헛소리
nonsense; absurd words
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헛소문
false rumor; groundless rumor
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헛손질
waving one's hand
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헛수고
vain effort; fool's errand
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헛수고하다
try in vain
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헛웃음
feigned smile; fake laugh; forced laughter
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헛일
being in vain; coming to nothing
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헛헛하다
empty; hungry
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헝가리
Hungary
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
헝가리어
Hungarian
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
헝겊
cloth; fabric
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헝클다
tangle; entangle; dishevel
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헝클리다
be tangled; be entangled; be disheveled
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헝클어뜨리다
tangle; entangle; dishevel
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헝클어지다
be tangled; be entangled; be disheveled
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤
with a soft smile
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤게모니
hegemony
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤다
swim
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤드라이트
headlight
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤드라인
headline
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤드폰
headphones; headset
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
헤딩
header; heading
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤매다
wander; roam; linger
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
헤벌리다
open one's mouth wide
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤벌어지다
be open wide
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤벌쭉
widely
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤벌쭉거리다
smile broadly; be agape
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤벌쭉대다
smile broadly; be agape
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤벌쭉하다
be wide open; be agape
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤벌쭉헤벌쭉
widely
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤벌쭉헤벌쭉하다
be wide open; be agape
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤비급
heavyweight
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤아리다
count
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
헤어나다
escape; be free from; flee from
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤어스타일
hair style
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
헤어지다
part; bid farewell; say good-bye
동사 · Beginner · NIKL learner grade
헤엄
swimming
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤엄치다
swim
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
헤지다
part; bid farewell; say good-bye
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤집다
dig up; tear apart
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤치다
dig; pick; poke
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤프다
quickly used up; easily worn out
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
헤헤
hehe
부사 · 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.