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TOPIK 6 Vocabulary List: 263 Words with Meanings
263 Korean words at TOPIK level 6, with romanization, part of speech and English meanings. Unofficial study list, not the official TOPIK word list.
| Korean | Romanization | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 가급적 | gageupjeok | adverb | if possible, as much as possible |
| 가까스로 | gakkaseuro | adverb | narrowly, with great difficulty |
| 가늠하다 | ganeumhada | verb | to gauge |
| 가로막다 | garomakda | verb | to block |
| 가히 | gahi | adverb | truly, deservedly |
| 각별하다 | gakbyeolhada | adjective | special |
| 각주 | gakju | noun | footnote |
| 간섭하다 | ganseopada | verb | to interfere |
| 간절하다 | ganjeolhada | adjective | earnest |
| 감당하다 | gamdanghada | verb | to handle, to bear |
| 감상 | gamsang | noun | appreciation |
| 감수성 | gamsuseong | noun | sensitivity |
| 감수하다 | gamsuhada | verb | to accept, to endure (a risk) |
| 강요하다 | gangyohada | verb | to force |
| 갖은 | gajeun | determiner | all manner of |
| 개입하다 | gaeipada | verb | to intervene |
| 개혁 | gaehyeok | noun | reform |
| 객관성 | gaekgwanseong | noun | objectivity |
| 거론하다 | georonhada | verb | to bring up |
| 거스르다 | geoseureuda | verb | to go against |
| 걸맞다 | geolmatda | adjective | befitting |
| 검증 | geomjeung | noun | verification |
| 검찰 | geomchal | noun | prosecution |
| 견제하다 | gyeonjehada | verb | to keep in check |
| 경쟁력 | gyeongjaengnyeok | noun | competitiveness |
| 경향 | gyeonghyang | noun | tendency |
| 계층 | gyecheung | noun | social class |
| 고갈 | gogal | noun | depletion |
| 고독 | godok | noun | loneliness, solitude |
| 고요하다 | goyohada | adjective | tranquil |
| 고전 | gojeon | noun | classic |
| 고정관념 | gojeonggwannyeom | noun | stereotype |
| 고찰하다 | gochalhada | verb | to examine closely |
| 공감 | gonggam | noun | empathy |
| 공동체 | gongdongche | noun | community |
| 공약 | gongyak | noun | campaign pledge |
| 공존하다 | gongjonhada | verb | to coexist |
| 과도기 | gwadogi | noun | transition period |
| 관세 | gwanse | noun | tariff |
| 관습 | gwanseup | noun | custom, convention |
| 관행 | gwanhaeng | noun | customary practice |
| 교향곡 | gyohyanggok | noun | symphony |
| 구현하다 | guhyeonhada | verb | to implement, to bring to reality |
| 권력 | gwollyeok | noun | power |
| 권위 | gwonwi | noun | authority, prestige |
| 권한 | gwonhan | noun | powers, jurisdiction |
| 규명하다 | gyumyeonghada | verb | to investigate, to clarify |
| 그리움 | geurium | noun | longing |
| 극심하다 | geuksimhada | adjective | severe, extreme |
| 근절하다 | geunjeolhada | verb | to eradicate |
| 급기야 | geupgiya | adverb | eventually, finally (it came to) |
| 급증하다 | geupjeunghada | verb | to surge |
| 기상 | gisang | noun | weather phenomena |
| 깨우치다 | kkaeuchida | verb | to enlighten |
| 난민 | nanmin | noun | refugee |
| 난해하다 | nanhaehada | adjective | hard to understand |
| 냉정하다 | naengjeonghada | adjective | cool-headed, cold |
| 냉철하다 | naengcheolhada | adjective | level-headed |
| 논점 | nonjeom | noun | point at issue |
| 다가가다 | dagagada | verb | to approach |
| 다름없이 | dareumeopsi | adverb | just the same |
| 다양성 | dayangseong | noun | diversity |
| 대립 | daerip | noun | confrontation, conflict |
| 대화 | daehwa | noun | conversation, dialogue |
| 더욱이 | deougi | adverb | moreover |
| 덜다 | deolda | verb | to lessen |
| 도대체 | dodaeche | adverb | on earth (in questions) |
| 도래하다 | doraehada | verb | to arrive, to dawn |
| 도리어 | dorieo | adverb | on the contrary |
| 도약 | doyak | noun | leap |
| 도전 | dojeon | noun | challenge |
| 돌아보다 | doraboda | verb | to look back |
| 동맹 | dongmaeng | noun | alliance |
| 되새기다 | doesaegida | verb | to reflect on |
| 두드러지다 | dudeureojida | verb | to stand out |
| 뒷받침하다 | dwitbatchimhada | verb | to back up |
| 마땅하다 | mattanghada | adjective | proper, fitting |
| 맞닥뜨리다 | matdaktteurida | verb | to come up against |
| 맥락 | maengnak | noun | context |
| 맹점 | maengjeom | noun | blind spot |
| 면밀하다 | myeonmilhada | adjective | meticulous |
| 모방 | mobang | noun | imitation |
| 묘사 | myosa | noun | depiction |
| 무뎌지다 | mudyeojida | verb | to become dull |
| 무릅쓰다 | mureupsseuda | verb | to brave, to risk |
| 무의식 | muuisik | noun | unconscious |
| 문명 | munmyeong | noun | civilization |
| 문체 | munche | noun | writing style |
| 문헌 | munheon | noun | literature, documents |
| 미미하다 | mimihada | adjective | negligible |
| 미학 | mihak | noun | aesthetics |
| 반도체 | bandoche | noun | semiconductor |
| 반론 | ballon | noun | counterargument |
| 반발 | banbal | noun | backlash |
| 방대하다 | bangdaehada | adjective | vast |
| 방침 | bangchim | noun | policy, guideline |
| 배제하다 | baejehada | verb | to exclude |
| 버티다 | beotida | verb | to hold out |
| 법령 | beomnyeong | noun | laws and regulations |
| 법칙 | beopchik | noun | law (scientific) |
| 본질 | bonjil | noun | essence |
| 부과하다 | bugwahada | verb | to impose |
| 부록 | burok | noun | appendix |
| 부질없다 | bujireopda | adjective | futile |
| 부합하다 | buhapada | verb | to conform to |
| 분단 | bundan | noun | division |
| 분자 | bunja | noun | molecule, numerator |
| 분쟁 | bunjaeng | noun | dispute |
| 불투명하다 | bultumyeonghada | adjective | opaque, uncertain |
| 불평등 | bulpyeongdeung | noun | inequality |
| 불현듯 | bulhyeondeut | adverb | suddenly |
| 비롯되다 | birotdoeda | verb | to stem from |
| 비유 | biyu | noun | analogy, figure of speech |
| 비평 | bipyeong | noun | critique, review |
| 빈번하다 | binbeonhada | adjective | frequent |
| 사막 | samak | noun | desert |
| 사뭇 | samut | adverb | quite, entirely |
| 사실상 | sasilsang | adverb | virtually, in effect |
| 사회학 | sahoehak | noun | sociology |
| 산맥 | sanmaek | noun | mountain range |
| 상관관계 | sanggwangwangye | noun | correlation |
| 상상 | sangsang | noun | imagination |
| 상징 | sangjing | noun | symbol |
| 생산성 | saengsanseong | noun | productivity |
| 서사 | seosa | noun | narrative |
| 선율 | seonyul | noun | melody |
| 선입견 | seonipgyeon | noun | preconception |
| 섣부르다 | seotbureuda | adjective | rash, premature |
| 섬 | seom | noun | island |
| 섬세하다 | seomsehada | adjective | delicate |
| 소문 | somun | noun | rumor |
| 소박하다 | sobakada | adjective | simple, modest |
| 소설가 | soseolga | noun | novelist |
| 속성 | sokseong | noun | attribute |
| 수렴하다 | suryeomhada | verb | to gather, to converge |
| 수사 | susa | noun | criminal investigation |
| 수필 | supil | noun | essay |
| 숭고하다 | sunggohada | adjective | sublime, noble |
| 시대 | sidae | noun | era |
| 시사하다 | sisahada | verb | to suggest |
| 시인 | siin | noun | poet |
| 식민지 | singminji | noun | colony |
| 신념 | sinnyeom | noun | conviction |
| 신진대사 | sinjindaesa | noun | metabolism |
| 신화 | sinhwa | noun | myth |
| 심리 | simni | noun | psychology, mentality |
| 심오하다 | simohada | adjective | profound |
| 쏟아지다 | ssodajida | verb | to pour down |
| 아뿔싸 | appulssa | interjection | oh no, oops |
| 아우르다 | aureuda | verb | to encompass |
| 안보 | anbo | noun | national security |
| 알고리즘 | algorijeum | noun | algorithm |
| 앞서다 | apseoda | verb | to lead, to be ahead of, to precede |
| 애초 | aecho | adverb | originally, at first |
| 애틋하다 | aeteutada | adjective | bittersweet, tenderly affectionate |
| 양극화 | yanggeukwa | noun | polarization |
| 양상 | yangsang | noun | aspect, pattern |
| 양심 | yangsim | noun | conscience |
| 어느덧 | eoneudeot | adverb | before you know it |
| 어렴풋이 | eoryeompusi | adverb | faintly |
| 엄숙하다 | eomsukada | adjective | solemn |
| 에휴 | ehyu | interjection | sigh |
| 여간 | yeogan | adverb | extremely (used with a negative) |
| 여느 | yeoneu | determiner | ordinary, any other |
| 역설 | yeokseol | noun | paradox |
| 연구소 | yeonguso | noun | research institute |
| 연루되다 | yeolludoeda | verb | to be implicated |
| 연민 | yeonmin | noun | compassion |
| 열악하다 | yeorakada | adjective | poor (conditions) |
| 왕조 | wangjo | noun | dynasty |
| 요원하다 | yowonhada | adjective | remote, far off |
| 요인 | yoin | noun | factor |
| 운명 | unmyeong | noun | fate |
| 원자 | wonja | noun | atom |
| 웬 | wen | determiner | what (a) |
| 위축되다 | wichukdoeda | verb | to shrink back |
| 유물 | yumul | noun | relic |
| 유발하다 | yubalhada | verb | to trigger |
| 유산 | yusan | noun | heritage, legacy |
| 은유 | eunyu | noun | metaphor |
| 은폐하다 | eunpyehada | verb | to cover up |
| 의의 | uiui | noun | significance |
| 이념 | inyeom | noun | ideology, ideal |
| 이따금 | ittageum | adverb | occasionally |
| 이민 | imin | noun | immigration, emigration |
| 인과관계 | ingwagwangye | noun | causal relationship |
| 인문학 | inmunhak | noun | humanities |
| 인생 | insaeng | noun | life |
| 일깨우다 | ilkkaeuda | verb | to awaken |
| 일축하다 | ilchukada | verb | to dismiss |
| 일컫다 | ilkeotda | verb | to call, to refer to |
| 입법 | ipbeop | noun | legislation |
| 자명하다 | jamyeonghada | adjective | self-evident |
| 자초하다 | jachohada | verb | to bring upon oneself |
| 자칫 | jachit | adverb | if one is careless |
| 장악하다 | jangakada | verb | to take control of |
| 재단 | jaedan | noun | foundation |
| 저해하다 | jeohaehada | verb | to hinder |
| 전가하다 | jeongahada | verb | to shift the blame |
| 전설 | jeonseol | noun | legend |
| 전쟁 | jeonjaeng | noun | war |
| 전제 | jeonje | noun | premise |
| 전통문화 | jeontongmunhwa | noun | traditional culture |
| 전환점 | jeonhwanjeom | noun | turning point |
| 정체성 | jeongcheseong | noun | identity |
| 제기하다 | jegihada | verb | to raise an issue |
| 조성하다 | joseonghada | verb | to create, to foster |
| 조약 | joyak | noun | treaty |
| 조율하다 | joyulhada | verb | to coordinate |
| 존재 | jonjae | noun | existence |
| 존중 | jonjung | noun | respect |
| 주석 | juseok | noun | annotation |
| 줄곧 | julgot | adverb | all along |
| 중력 | jungnyeok | noun | gravity |
| 증폭되다 | jeungpokdoeda | verb | to be amplified |
| 지평선 | jipyeongseon | noun | horizon |
| 직관 | jikgwan | noun | intuition |
| 직면하다 | jingmyeonhada | verb | to face |
| 착수하다 | chaksuhada | verb | to start, to begin work on |
| 참담하다 | chamdamhada | adjective | wretched, devastating |
| 창의성 | changuiseong | noun | creativity |
| 창작 | changjak | noun | creative work |
| 철학 | cheolhak | noun | philosophy |
| 체계 | chegye | noun | system, framework |
| 체제 | cheje | noun | regime, system |
| 초월하다 | chowolhada | verb | to transcend |
| 촉구하다 | chokguhada | verb | to urge |
| 추구하다 | chuguhada | verb | to pursue |
| 축적하다 | chukjeokada | verb | to accumulate |
| 치열하다 | chiyeolhada | adjective | fierce |
| 타협 | tahyeop | noun | compromise |
| 탈피하다 | talpihada | verb | to break away from |
| 통일 | tongil | noun | unification |
| 통찰 | tongchal | noun | insight |
| 판이하다 | panihada | adjective | entirely different |
| 평온하다 | pyeongonhada | adjective | serene |
| 평화 | pyeonghwa | noun | peace |
| 폐기물 | pyegimul | noun | waste |
| 폐지하다 | pyejihada | verb | to abolish |
| 표명하다 | pyomyeonghada | verb | to declare |
| 표절 | pyojeol | noun | plagiarism |
| 표현 | pyohyeon | noun | expression |
| 풍자 | pungja | noun | satire |
| 하물며 | hamulmyeo | adverb | let alone |
| 한결 | hangyeol | adverb | much more |
| 한낱 | hannat | adverb | merely |
| 함축하다 | hamchukada | verb | to imply |
| 해안 | haean | noun | coast |
| 행복 | haengbok | noun | happiness |
| 허술하다 | heosulhada | adjective | sloppy, flimsy |
| 허점 | heojeom | noun | loophole, weak spot |
| 허황되다 | heohwangdoeda | adjective | unrealistic |
| 헤아리다 | hearida | verb | to fathom, to consider |
| 혁명 | hyeongmyeong | noun | revolution |
| 혁신 | hyeoksin | noun | innovation |
| 현안 | hyeonan | noun | pending issue |
| 협정 | hyeopjeong | noun | agreement, accord |
| 호르몬 | horeumon | noun | hormone |
| 화가 | hwaga | noun | painter |
| 화려하다 | hwaryeohada | adjective | gorgeous, showy |
| 화해 | hwahae | noun | reconciliation |
| 회피하다 | hoepihada | verb | to evade |
| 회화 | hoehwa | noun | painting |
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