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Intermediate Nouns
Intermediate nouns - Korean
| Korean | Romanization | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 고민 | gomin | “woe” |
| 고백 | gobaek | “confession” |
| 고집 | gojip | “persistence” |
| 고통 | gotong | “suffering” |
| 공공장소 | gongongjangso | “public place” |
| 공사 | gongsa | “construction” |
| 공통 | gongtong | “common” |
| 공해 | gonghae | “pollution” |
| 과소비 | gwasobi | “overspending” |
| 과음 | gwaeum | “heavy drinking” |
| 관계자 | gwangyeja | “participant” |
| 관광 | gwangwang | “sightseeing” |
| 관심 | gwansim | “interest” |
| 기념일 | ginyeomil | “anniversary” |
| 기대 | gidae | “expectation” |
| 기록 | gilok | “record” |
| 나들이 | nadeuri | “outing” |
| 나머지 | nameoji | “the rest” |
| 난방 | nanbang | “heating” |
| 남녀노소 | namnyeonoso | “men and women of all ages” |
| 남녀평등 | namnyeopyeongdeung | “gender equality” |
| 눈치 | nunchi | “sense” |
| 노선 | noseon | “route” |
| 능동적 | neungdongjeok | “active” |
| 능력 | neungryeok | “ability” |
| 냉방병 | naengbangbyeong | “air-conditioning” |
| 노약자 | noyakja | “the old and infirm” |
| 단기간 | dangigan | “short period of time” |
| 단체 | danche | “organization” |
| 독립 | dongnip | “independence” |
| 도전 | dojeon | “challenge” |
| 도난 | donan | “theft” |
| 답변 | dapbyeon | “answer” |
| 당장 | dangjang | “right now” |
| 당황 | danghwang | “embarrassment” |
| 대도시 | daedosi | “major city” |
| 대량 | daelyang | “large quantity” |
| 대접 | daejeop | “reception” |
| 대중 | daejung | “the general public” |
| 대책 | daechaek | “countermeasure” |
| 대출 | daechul | “loan” |
| 대표 | daepyo | “representative” |
| 대형 | daehyeong | “large” |
| 더위 | deowi | “the heat” |
| 도구 | dogu | “tool” |
| 맞벌이 | matbeori | “dual-career” |
| 매표소 | maepyoso | “box office” |
| 명품 | myeongpum | “masterpiece” |
| 모범생 | mobeomsaeng | “model student” |
| 모험심 | moheomsim | “adventure” |
| 목적지 | mokjeokji | “destination” |
| 무관심 | mugwansim | “indifference” |
| 무소식 | musosik | “no news” |
| 밑줄 | mitjul | “underscore” |
| 민족 | minjok | “people” (as in an ethnic group) |
| 무시 | musi | “disregard” |
| 문제점 | munjejeom | “problem” |
| 문화유산 | munhwayusan | “cultural heritage” |
| 미혼 | mihon | “unmarried (person)” |
| 민요 | minyo | “folk song” |
| 민속놀이 | minsoknori | “folk game” |
| 발달 | baldal | “development” |
| 발명 | balmyeong | “invention” |
| 발전 | baljeon | “development” |
| 방해 | banghae | “disturbance” |
| 방향 | banghyang | “direction” |
| 배우자 | baeuja | “spouse” |
| 버릇 | beoreut | “habit” |
| 범위 | beomwi | “range” |
| 범죄 | beomjoe | “crime” |
| 법 | beop | “the law” |
| 변화 | byeonhwa | “alteration” |
| 별명 | byeolmyeong | “nickname” |
| 부작용 | bujagyong | “side effect” |
| 부잣집 | bujatjip | “rich family” |
| 부주의 | bujuui | “carelessness” |
| 분리수거 | bullisugeo | “separate collection” |
| 분실 | bunsil | “loss” |
| 불경기 | bulgyeonggi | “depression” |
| 불면증 | bulmyeonjeung | “insomnia” |
| 불안감 | burangam | “anxiety” |
| 불평 | bulpyeong | “misfortune” |
| 비만 | biman | “obesity” |
| 생중계 | saengjunggye | “live broadcast” |
| 생필품 | saengpilpum | “daily necessity” |
| 생활비 | saenghwalbi | “living expenses” |
| 세월 | sewol | “time” |
| 세대 | sedae | “generation” |
| 세금 | segeum | “tax” |
| 성형 | seonghyeong | “plastic surgery” |
| 성실 | seongsil | “faithfulness” |
| 성별 | seongbyeol | “gender” |
| 성능 | seongneung | “performance” |
| 선착순 | seonchaksun | "“first-come |
| 선진국 | seonjinguk | “developed country” |
| 양보 | yangbo | “yield” |
| 연상 | yeonsang | “elder” |
| 억양 | eogyang | “intonation” |
| 언론 | eonron | “the press” |
| 엊그제 | eotgeuje | “a couple days ago” |
| 용돈 | yongdon | “pocket money” |
| 용기 | yonggi | “courage” |
| 욕심 | yoksim | “greed” |
| 요청 | yocheong | “request” |
| 요약 | yoyak | “summary” |
| 요구 | yogu | “demand” |
| 왕복 | wangbok | “both ways” |
| 열대야 | yeoldaeya | “tropical night” |
| 영향 | yeonghyang | “influence” |
| 예외 | yeoe | “exception” |
| 오염 | oyeom | “pollution” |
| 온돌 | ondol | “Korean floor heating” |
| 오해 | ohae | “misunderstanding” |
| 자신감 | jasingam | “self-confidence” |
| 자극적 | jageugjeok | “exciting” |
| 자격 | jagyeok | “qualification” |
| 정치인 | jeongchiin | “politician” |
| 절반 | jeolban | “half” |
| 전통 | jeontong | “tradition” |
| 전부 | jeonbu | “all” |
| 전문가 | jeonmunga | “expert” |
| 전망 | jeonmang | “prospect” |
| 저장 | jeojang | “save” / “storage” |
| 재해 | jaehae | “disaster” |
| 재산 | jaesan | “property” |
| 장기적 | janggijeok | “long-term” |
| 잔소리 | jansoli | “nitpicking” |
| 자존심 | jajonsim | “one’s pride” |
| 차례 | charye | “order” |
| 채식주의자 | chaesikjuuija | “vegetarian” |
| 친환경 | chinhwangyeong | “eco-friendly” |
| 출신 | chulsin | “someone’s ancestry” |
| 추위 | chuwi | “the cold” |
| 추억 | chueok | “memory” |
| 추가 | chuga | “addition” |
| 최초 | choecho | “the first” |
| 최종 | choejong | “the final” |
| 최저 | choejeo | “minimum” |
| 최신 | choesin | “the newest” |
| 최대 | choedae | “maximum” |
| 초보자 | choboja | “beginner” |
| 참을성 | chameulseong | “patience” |
| 책임 | chaegim | “responsibility” |
| 철학 | cheolhak | “philosophy” |
| 체격 | chegyeok | “build” (person’s appearance) |
| 첫인상 | cheotinsang | “first impression” |
| 통계 | tonggye | “statistics” |
| 통증 | tongjeung | “pain” |
| 핑계 | pinggye | “excuse” |
| 피해 | pihae | “harm” |
| 품절 | pumjeol | “sold out” |
| 표정 | pyojeong | “someone’s expression” |
| 폭우 | pogu | “heavy rain” |
| 폭식 | poksik | “binge” |
| 폭설 | pokseol | “heavy snow” |
| 평소 | pyeongso | “ordinary day” |
| 편식 | pyeonsik | “unbalanced diet” |
| 평생 | pyeongsaeng | “whole life” |
| 한국학 | hangughak | “Korean studies” |
| 한눈 | hannun | “a glance” |
| 희생자 | huisaengja | “victim” |
| 호칭 | hoching | “title” |
| 호기심 | hogisim | “curiosity” |
| 혜택 | hyetaek | “benefit” |
| 형편 | hyeongpyeon | “circumstances” |
| 형태 | hyeongtae | “form” |
| 현대인 | hyeondaein | “contemporary man” |
| 해결책 | haegyeolchaek | “solution” |
| 항공료 | hanggongryo | “airfare” |
| 할부 | halbu | “monthly installment plan” |
| 한지 | hanji | “traditional Korean paper” |
| 한정식 | hanjeongsik | “Korean-style meal” |
| 한숨 | hansum | “sigh” |