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TOPIK 5 Vocabulary List: 290 Words with Meanings
290 Korean words at TOPIK level 5, with romanization, part of speech and English meanings. Unofficial study list, not the official TOPIK word list.
| Korean | Romanization | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 가능성 | ganeungseong | noun | possibility |
| 가설 | gaseol | noun | hypothesis |
| 가치 | gachi | noun | value (worth) |
| 각종 | gakjong | determiner | various |
| 감독하다 | gamdokada | verb | to supervise |
| 개념 | gaenyeom | noun | concept |
| 개선하다 | gaeseonhada | verb | to improve |
| 개인정보 | gaeinjeongbo | noun | personal information |
| 거들다 | geodeulda | verb | to lend a hand |
| 거부하다 | geobuhada | verb | to reject |
| 거치다 | geochida | verb | to experience, to go through |
| 건축 | geonchuk | noun | architecture |
| 검사 | geomsa | noun | prosecutor |
| 검색 | geomsaek | noun | search |
| 검토하다 | geomtohada | verb | to review, to examine |
| 격차 | gyeokcha | noun | gap, disparity |
| 결론 | gyeollon | noun | conclusion |
| 결코 | gyeolko | adverb | never |
| 겸손하다 | gyeomsonhada | adjective | humble, modest |
| 경쟁 | gyeongjaeng | noun | competition |
| 고려하다 | goryeohada | verb | to consider |
| 고령화 | goryeonghwa | noun | population aging |
| 고유하다 | goyuhada | adjective | inherent |
| 곰곰이 | gomgomi | adverb | deeply, carefully (in thought) |
| 공급 | gonggeup | noun | supply |
| 공정하다 | gongjeonghada | adjective | fair |
| 과연 | gwayeon | adverb | indeed |
| 관객 | gwangaek | noun | audience |
| 관점 | gwanjeom | noun | viewpoint |
| 광합성 | gwanghapseong | noun | photosynthesis |
| 구조 | gujo | noun | structure |
| 구축하다 | guchukada | verb | to build, to establish |
| 국회 | gukoe | noun | National Assembly |
| 굳이 | guji | adverb | (not) necessarily |
| 규정 | gyujeong | noun | regulation, rule |
| 균형 | gyunhyeong | noun | balance |
| 급격하다 | geupgyeokada | adjective | sharp, rapid |
| 기소하다 | gisohada | verb | to indict |
| 기자 | gija | noun | journalist |
| 깐깐하다 | kkankkanhada | adjective | fussy, exacting |
| 꾸준히 | kkujunhi | adverb | steadily |
| 꿰뚫다 | kkwettulta | verb | to pierce, to see through |
| 끈질기다 | kkeunjilgida | adjective | persistent, tenacious |
| 끊임없이 | kkeunimeopsi | adverb | ceaselessly |
| 끌어올리다 | kkeureoollida | verb | to pull up, to raise |
| 끝내 | kkeunnae | adverb | in the end |
| 낭비 | nangbi | noun | waste |
| 내세우다 | naeseuda | verb | to put forward |
| 너그럽다 | neogeureopda | adjective | generous, lenient |
| 노조 | nojo | noun | labor union |
| 논리 | nolli | noun | logic |
| 눈치채다 | nunchichaeda | verb | to catch on, to notice |
| 느닷없이 | neudaseopsi | adverb | abruptly |
| 다그치다 | dageuchida | verb | to press hard, to hound |
| 다소 | daso | adverb | somewhat |
| 단지 | danji | adverb | merely |
| 달성하다 | dalseonghada | verb | to achieve |
| 대기 | daegi | noun | atmosphere (the air) |
| 대뜸 | daetteum | adverb | right off the bat, bluntly |
| 대응 | daeeung | noun | response, handling |
| 대체로 | daechero | adverb | generally |
| 대체하다 | daechehada | verb | to replace |
| 댓글 | daetgeul | noun | online comment |
| 도맡다 | domatda | verb | to take sole charge of |
| 도자기 | dojagi | noun | pottery, ceramics |
| 도출하다 | dochulhada | verb | to derive |
| 도통 | dotong | adverb | (not) at all, (not) one bit |
| 독점 | dokjeom | noun | monopoly |
| 독특하다 | dokteukada | adjective | unique |
| 동일하다 | dongilhada | adjective | identical |
| 되도록 | doedorok | adverb | as much as possible |
| 되풀이하다 | doepurihada | verb | to repeat |
| 뒤처지다 | dwicheojida | verb | to fall behind |
| 따라서 | ttaraseo | adverb | therefore |
| 뚜렷하다 | tturyeotada | adjective | distinct |
| 마련하다 | maryeonhada | verb | to prepare, to arrange |
| 마치 | machi | adverb | as if |
| 마침내 | machimnae | adverb | at last |
| 막대하다 | makdaehada | adjective | enormous |
| 막연하다 | magyeonhada | adjective | vague |
| 만연하다 | manyeonhada | verb | to be rampant |
| 말투 | maltu | noun | way of speaking |
| 맙소사 | mapsosa | interjection | good heavens |
| 맞서다 | matseoda | verb | to confront |
| 매체 | maeche | noun | media, medium |
| 면역 | myeonyeok | noun | immunity |
| 모순 | mosun | noun | contradiction |
| 모호하다 | mohohada | adjective | ambiguous |
| 못마땅하다 | monmattanghada | adjective | disapproving |
| 무대 | mudae | noun | stage |
| 무심코 | musimko | adverb | without thinking, inadvertently |
| 무역 | muyeok | noun | trade |
| 물질 | muljil | noun | matter, substance |
| 미흡하다 | miheupada | adjective | insufficient |
| 민주주의 | minjujuui | noun | democracy |
| 밀도 | mildo | noun | density |
| 바이러스 | baireoseu | noun | virus |
| 반박하다 | banbakada | verb | to rebut |
| 발견 | balgyeon | noun | discovery |
| 발음 | bareum | noun | pronunciation |
| 방안 | bangan | noun | plan, measure |
| 배려 | baeryeo | noun | consideration |
| 배상하다 | baesanghada | verb | to compensate |
| 백신 | baeksin | noun | vaccine |
| 버겁다 | beogeopda | adjective | too much to handle |
| 번역 | beonyeok | noun | translation |
| 법안 | beoban | noun | bill (legislation) |
| 변호사 | byeonhosa | noun | lawyer |
| 별다른 | byeoldareun | determiner | particular |
| 보장하다 | bojanghada | verb | to guarantee |
| 부당하다 | budanghada | adjective | unjust |
| 부작용 | bujagyong | noun | side effect |
| 부채 | buchae | noun | debt, liabilities |
| 북돋우다 | bukdoduda | verb | to boost, to encourage |
| 분실 | bunsil | noun | loss (of an item) |
| 불쾌하다 | bulkwaehada | adjective | unpleasant, displeased |
| 불합리하다 | bulhamnihada | adjective | unreasonable, irrational |
| 비교적 | bigyojeok | adverb | relatively |
| 비로소 | biroso | adverb | only then |
| 비용 | biyong | noun | cost, expense |
| 비판 | bipan | noun | criticism |
| 사례 | sarye | noun | case, example |
| 사투리 | saturi | noun | dialect |
| 상당하다 | sangdanghada | adjective | considerable |
| 상승하다 | sangseunghada | verb | to rise |
| 생물 | saengmul | noun | living organism |
| 서서히 | seoseohi | adverb | gradually |
| 선고하다 | seongohada | verb | to sentence |
| 설득하다 | seoldeukada | verb | to persuade |
| 설령 | seollyeong | adverb | even if |
| 성과 | seonggwa | noun | outcome, achievement |
| 성장 | seongjang | noun | growth |
| 성향 | seonghyang | noun | disposition, tendency |
| 세계화 | segyehwa | noun | globalization |
| 세포 | sepo | noun | cell (biology) |
| 소설 | soseol | noun | novel |
| 소송 | sosong | noun | lawsuit |
| 소심하다 | sosimhada | adjective | timid, overcautious |
| 속담 | sokdam | noun | proverb |
| 손실 | sonsil | noun | loss |
| 수립하다 | suripada | verb | to establish (a plan) |
| 수요 | suyo | noun | demand |
| 수입하다 | suipada | verb | to import |
| 스며들다 | seumyeodeulda | verb | to seep into |
| 슬며시 | seulmyeosi | adverb | quietly, stealthily |
| 습도 | seupdo | noun | humidity |
| 승인하다 | seunginhada | verb | to approve |
| 시급하다 | sigeupada | adjective | urgent |
| 신뢰 | silloe | noun | trust |
| 신세 | sinse | noun | debt of gratitude |
| 신중하다 | sinjunghada | adjective | prudent |
| 실적 | siljeok | noun | track record, results |
| 실험 | silheom | noun | experiment |
| 아무래도 | amuraedo | adverb | probably |
| 아예 | aye | adverb | at all; completely; from the start |
| 악화되다 | akwadoeda | verb | to worsen |
| 얕보다 | yatboda | verb | to look down on |
| 어긋나다 | eogeunnada | verb | to go awry, to conflict |
| 어수선하다 | eosuseonhada | adjective | messy, unsettled |
| 어차피 | eochapi | adverb | anyway |
| 어휘 | eohwi | noun | vocabulary |
| 억제하다 | eokjehada | verb | to suppress |
| 얽히다 | eolkida | verb | to be entangled |
| 업무 | eommu | noun | work duties |
| 역할 | yeokal | noun | role |
| 연금 | yeongeum | noun | pension |
| 영양 | yeongyang | noun | nutrition |
| 예의 | yeui | noun | manners, courtesy |
| 오로지 | oroji | adverb | solely |
| 완화하다 | wanhwahada | verb | to ease |
| 외교 | oegyo | noun | diplomacy |
| 요소 | yoso | noun | element, component |
| 용도 | yongdo | noun | use, purpose |
| 용의자 | yonguija | noun | suspect |
| 용이하다 | yongihada | adjective | easy (formal) |
| 우정 | ujeong | noun | friendship |
| 우주 | uju | noun | universe, space |
| 운영하다 | unyeonghada | verb | to operate, to manage |
| 원리 | wolli | noun | principle |
| 원활하다 | wonhwalhada | adjective | smooth |
| 위반 | wiban | noun | violation |
| 위원회 | wiwonhoe | noun | committee |
| 유리하다 | yurihada | adjective | advantageous |
| 유사하다 | yusahada | adjective | similar |
| 유전자 | yujeonja | noun | gene |
| 유통 | yutong | noun | distribution |
| 윤리 | yulli | noun | ethics |
| 은하 | eunha | noun | galaxy |
| 의미 | uimi | noun | meaning |
| 의사소통 | uisasotong | noun | communication |
| 의식 | uisik | noun | consciousness |
| 이론 | iron | noun | theory |
| 이른바 | ireunba | determiner | so-called |
| 이자 | ija | noun | interest (on money) |
| 이행하다 | ihaenghada | verb | to fulfill |
| 인내 | innae | noun | patience, endurance |
| 인력 | illyeok | noun | workforce, personnel |
| 인식 | insik | noun | awareness, perception |
| 일단 | ildan | adverb | for now |
| 일으키다 | ireukida | verb | to cause, to bring about |
| 입장 | ipjang | noun | position, stance |
| 입증하다 | ipjeunghada | verb | to prove |
| 자격 | jagyeok | noun | qualification |
| 자산 | jasan | noun | assets |
| 자존심 | jajonsim | noun | pride, self-respect |
| 장르 | jangneu | noun | genre |
| 재정 | jaejeong | noun | public finance |
| 재해 | jaehae | noun | disaster |
| 저작권 | jeojakgwon | noun | copyright |
| 저출산 | jeochulsan | noun | low birth rate |
| 적용하다 | jeogyonghada | verb | to apply |
| 적자 | jeokja | noun | deficit |
| 전달하다 | jeondalhada | verb | to convey |
| 전략 | jeollyak | noun | strategy |
| 전망 | jeonmang | noun | outlook, prospect |
| 전염병 | jeonyeombyeong | noun | infectious disease |
| 절실하다 | jeolsilhada | adjective | pressing |
| 절차 | jeolcha | noun | procedure |
| 점검 | jeomgeom | noun | inspection, check |
| 정교하다 | jeonggyohada | adjective | intricate, exquisite |
| 정당하다 | jeongdanghada | adjective | justifiable |
| 정의 | jeongui | noun | justice |
| 제공하다 | jegonghada | verb | to provide |
| 조각 | jogak | noun | sculpture |
| 조항 | johang | noun | clause, provision |
| 좌우하다 | jwauhada | verb | to determine, to influence |
| 주로 | juro | adverb | mainly |
| 주식 | jusik | noun | stock, shares |
| 주제 | juje | noun | topic, theme |
| 줄거리 | julgeori | noun | plot, synopsis |
| 증거 | jeunggeo | noun | evidence |
| 증인 | jeungin | noun | witness (in court) |
| 지구 | jigu | noun | Earth |
| 진단 | jindan | noun | diagnosis |
| 진동 | jindong | noun | vibration |
| 진실 | jinsil | noun | truth |
| 진화 | jinhwa | noun | evolution |
| 질투 | jiltu | noun | jealousy |
| 질환 | jilhwan | noun | ailment, disorder |
| 짊어지다 | jilmeojida | verb | to shoulder, to bear |
| 차츰 | chacheum | adverb | gradually |
| 처방 | cheobang | noun | prescription |
| 처벌 | cheobeol | noun | punishment |
| 철회하다 | cheolhoehada | verb | to withdraw |
| 체결하다 | chegyeolhada | verb | to conclude (a contract) |
| 초과하다 | chogwahada | verb | to exceed |
| 촉진하다 | chokjinhada | verb | to promote |
| 추진하다 | chujinhada | verb | to push forward |
| 축소하다 | chuksohada | verb | to reduce |
| 취약하다 | chwiyakada | adjective | vulnerable |
| 취향 | chwihyang | noun | taste, preference |
| 침해하다 | chimhaehada | verb | to infringe |
| 콘텐츠 | kontencheu | noun | content (media) |
| 타당하다 | tadanghada | adjective | valid |
| 탁월하다 | tagwolhada | adjective | outstanding |
| 통역 | tongyeok | noun | interpretation, interpreting |
| 퇴직 | toejik | noun | retirement, resignation |
| 투명하다 | tumyeonghada | adjective | transparent |
| 투표 | tupyo | noun | vote |
| 특허 | teukeo | noun | patent |
| 파산 | pasan | noun | bankruptcy |
| 파악하다 | paakada | verb | to grasp |
| 판결 | pangyeol | noun | verdict, ruling |
| 판단 | pandan | noun | judgment |
| 풍부하다 | pungbuhada | adjective | abundant |
| 피해자 | pihaeja | noun | victim |
| 하나같이 | hanagachi | adverb | without exception |
| 한꺼번에 | hankkeobeone | adverb | all at once |
| 한적하다 | hanjeokada | adjective | quiet, secluded |
| 한층 | hancheung | adverb | even more |
| 한편 | hanpyeon | adverb | meanwhile |
| 해석 | haeseok | noun | interpretation, interpreting |
| 해소하다 | haesohada | verb | to resolve, to relieve |
| 행정 | haengjeong | noun | administration |
| 헌법 | heonbeop | noun | constitution (law) |
| 헤매다 | hemaeda | verb | to wander, to be lost |
| 현미경 | hyeonmigyeong | noun | microscope |
| 현실 | hyeonsil | noun | reality |
| 현저하다 | hyeonjeohada | adjective | significant, marked |
| 협상 | hyeopsang | noun | negotiation |
| 형편 | hyeongpyeon | noun | circumstances |
| 혜택 | hyetaek | noun | benefit, perk |
| 화석 | hwaseok | noun | fossil |
| 확대하다 | hwakdaehada | verb | to expand |
| 확보하다 | hwakbohada | verb | to secure |
| 후보 | hubo | noun | candidate |
| 훼손하다 | hwesonhada | verb | to damage |
| 휩쓸리다 | hwipsseullida | verb | to be swept away |
| 흐뭇하다 | heumutada | adjective | pleased, gratified |
| 흑자 | heukja | noun | surplus, profit |
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