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6000 Most Common Korean Words – 1 AUGUST 8, 2012 WRITTEN BY TOPIK GUIDE TEAM — 24 COMMENTS

National Institute of Korean Language (국립국어원) had released a list of 6000 most common and frequently used Korean words a few year back. These words were ranked according to their difficulty level and frequency of use.. This comprehensive research involved eminent scholars in the field of Korean language education. A few days back I had promised that I will put complete list here on TOPIK GUIDE and here is the first part of the list. As the list is too big I have divided it into six parts. The words are ranked in order of their frequency of use or commonness, the first word http://www.topikguide.com/2012/08/6000mostcommonkoreanwords1.html

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being the most common. I hope this list will be equally useful for people preparing for TOPIK Beginner, Intermediate or advanced levels. *Note:- I have not yet checked all the English meanings/definitions for errors so I would advise you to recheck the English definitions with dictionary as some of they may be wrong. I would be thankful if you let me know the errors you found. Check the other parts here:- Second Part,Third Part, Fourth Part, Fifth Part and Sixth Part. 1

것

A thing or an object

2

하다

To do

3

있다

To be

4

수

way, method, Number

5

하다

To do

6

나

I

7

없다

Do not exist, absent

8

않다

To not do

9

사람

Person

10

우리

we, our

11

그

He, That

12

아니다

To not be

13

보다

To try

14

거

thing

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보다

To see

16

같다

To be similar

17

주다

To give, to do for a person

18

대하다

Face, confront

19

가다

To go

20

년

Year

21

한

One, a single

22

말

words,speaking

23

일

Work

24

이

A person, a man/woman

25

말하다

Speak

26

위하다

To do for the sake of

27

그러나

However or but still

28

오다

To come

29

알다

To know

30

씨

~ Mr.

31

그렇다

That is right or yes.

32

크다

To be big, large

33

일

One day

34

사회

culture,society


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많다

many, much

36

안

~ not ~ + VERB

37

좋다

To be good

38

더

More

39

받다

Receive

40

그것

That thing

41

집

House

42

나오다

Come out

43

그리고

And or and then

44

문제

question,problem

45

그런

Such a

46

살다

To live

47

저

That

48

못하다

Be impossible

49

생각하다

To think

50

모르다

To not know

51

속

The inside

52

만들다

To make

53

데

Place, point, instance


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54

앞

In front of, before

55

경우

A case or an instance

56

중

The center, the middle

57

어떤

What kind of, what sort of

58

잘

Well

59

그녀

She

60

먹다

Eat, chow down on

61

자신

one’s own self, one\’s own body

62

문화

culture

63

원

A unit of south korean money, KRW

64

생각

Thought

65

어떻다

how,what.. do you think of

66

명

Person counter

67

통하다

Run, lead; flow; go through

68

그러다

and so, and then, well

69

그러다

and so, and then, well

70

소리

A sound,noise

71

다시

Again

72

다른

Different


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73

이런

Such, like this

74

여자

woman,female

75

개

Unit or piece

76

정도

grade,degree

77

다

All, everything

78

좀

A little

79

싶다

want,hope

80

보이다

see,catch sight of

81

가지다

To have or take or hold

82

함께

Together, with

83

아이

Child

84

지나다

pass,elapse,go on

85

많이

A lot

86

시간

Time

87

너

You

88

인간

A person, a human being

89

사실

The truth, a fact

90

나다

To be born

91

이렇다

Like this

92

어머니

Mom


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93

눈

Eyes

94

뭐

Huh? (2) something

95

점

Store

96

의하다

To be due to, owing to

97

시대

An age,period

98

다음

Next

99

이러하다

Be this way, be like follows

100

누구

Who

101

곳

Place

102

여러

many,various

103

안

Inside

104

하나

One

105

세계

World

버리다

(following a verb) the verb\’s action

106

is over, perhaps in a sad way

107

위

The upper part, above

108

운동

Motion, movement

109

퍼센트

Percent

110

학교

School


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111


자기

Oneself, number one, numerouno, self

112

가장

Most

113

대통령

The president

114

가지

One of the kind or a sort

115

시작하다

To start,begin

116

바로

Right, correctly

117

어느

Some, a certain

118

그래서

And so accordingly

119

무엇

That thing,whatever

120

정부

Government

121

모든

Every one

122

번

Number, how many times

123

그거

That thing

124

돈

Money

125

국가

A state or a nation

126

그런데

But or however

127

날

Day

128

여기

A hobby

129

모두

Everybody


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130

여성

Female

131

친구

A friend

132

마음

Heart

133

후

After

134

놓다

Put, place

135

관계

Connection or relation

136

아버지

Father

137

남자

Boy

138

어디

Where?

139

몸

body,physique

140

얼굴

Face

141

왜

Why?

142

나타나다

Come out, appear

143

지역

An area, region

144

다르다

Be different

145

모습

shape,body

146

물

Water

147

만나다

Meet

148

내다

produce something

149

보이다

show,let see


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150

쓰다

To write

151

이것

This thing

152

없이

Without

153

이번

This time

154

길

Road

155

생활

lifestyle,livelihood

156

쓰다

Take (medicine)

157

뿐

only,alone,merely

사이

space between 2 points; the

158

relationship between 2 people

159

방법

Way, method

160

새롭다

To be new,novel

내다

to see through, to make it through

161

sth

162

앉다

To sit down

163

처음

First

164

손

The hand

165

몇

A few

166

그때

Then or at that time

167

과정

Process or course


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168

삶

Life

169

갖다

To hold

170

찾다

seek,look for

171

특히

Especially

172

시

Time

173

이상

More than, above

174

지금

Now

175

나가다

To go out

176

이야기

Conversation, talk

177

교육

Education

178

사다

To buy, purchase

179

경제

Economy

180

아직

Still

181

잡다

seize,catch

182

같이

Together

183

선생님

Teacher

184

예술

Art, an art

185

서다

To stand

186

못

Cannot


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187

역사

History

188

읽다

To read

189

결과

Result

190

내용

Contents

191

물론

Of course

192

책

A book

193

일어나다

To rise, get up

194

당신

Formal you

195

시장

market,fair

196

넣다

Put in, set in

197

중요하다

To be important,weighty

198

무슨

What, what kind of

199

느끼다

To feel

200

어렵다

To be hard, difficult

201

힘

Power

202

너무

Too much

203

나라

A country

204

부르다

To call

205

의미

A meaning, a sense

206

자리

seat,spot


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207

밝히다

To light up

208

죽다

die,pass away

209

이미

Already

210

쪽

Way, direction

211

정치

Politics

212

국민

The people or a nationality

213

생명

Life

214

얘기

Story

215

학생

Student

216

연구

Research

217

엄마

Mamma

218

이름

Name

219

하나

One

220

내리다

Descend

221

사건

An event,incident

222

및

As well as

223

쉽다

To be easy

짓다

To make, build ; to form a line (a

224

group)


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225

이유

Reason

226

필요하다

To need

227

글

words, a verse

228

생기다

arise,occur,happen

229

사용하다

To use

230

남편

Husband

231

밖

The outside

232

세상

The world,society

233

작다

Small

234

타다

Ride (bus)

235

대학

University

236

작품

A work of art

237

상황

State of things

238

가운데

In the middle

239

보내다

Send

240

즉

namely,that is to say

241

상태

condition,state

242

이후

After that

243

당시

At that time


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244

문학

Literature

245

더욱

More and more

246

아주

Extremely

247

지방

A locality, district

248

밤

Night

249

높다

High

250

최근

Recently

251

채

As it is, no change

252

현실

Actuality, reality

253

환경

Environment

254

컴퓨터

Computer

255

먼저

First

256

다니다

Go to and from a aplace

257

얼마나

How many, how much

258

자체

one’s own body

259

열다

Open

260

머리

Head

261

묻다

to Ask

262

남다

Remain, be left over

263

부분

part,portion


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264

기업

An enterprise or business

265

변화

Change, transformation

266

아들

son,baby

267

아

Oh dear

268

선거

An election

269

관하다

Refer to or be about

270

분

Minutes

271

그냥

Just because or in that condition

272

나누다

To divide

273

이용하다

To use, make use of

274

거의

Almost or nearly

275

곧

Soon

276

중심

The nucleus, the focus, the heart

277

활동

Activity

278

오늘

Today

279

서로

mutually,one another

280

관심

Concern or interest

281

역시

As expected, likewise

282

이거

This thing


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283

애

A baby, or a slightly derogative word

284

광고

Advertisement

285

나다

To come out, grow, spring up

286

방

A room

287

정신

mind,spirit

288

이르다

To reach, arrive, get at

289

이루다

Accomplish, complete

290

아침

Morning

291

웃다

To laugh, smile

292

현상

The present situation, state

293

기술

Art or technique or ability

294

전체

The whole, the entire section

295

그래

So or yes or that’s right

296

얻다

Get, obtain

297

아름답다

To be beautiful

298

끝

The end

299

민족

race,nation,people

300

간

The interval between

301

조사

investigation,inquiry

for person


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듯

To be like something

303

입

Mouth

304

뭐

Huh? (2) something

305

그대로

Like that

306

영화

A movie

307

필요

Need, requirement,necessity

308

줄

way,method

309

하늘

The sky

310

년대

Year

311

과학

Science

312

자연

Nature

313

정말

Really

314

구조

Construction or structure

315

결국

After all or in the end

316

밥

Rice, a meal

317

입다

To wear

318

오히려

Rather,preferably

319

프로그램

Program

320

네

Yes

321

이루어지다 Get accomplished, achieved


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322

남

Others, other people

323

하루

A day

324

그림

A picture

325

적

The time,the occasion,when

326

터

one’s status, one’s lot

327

마시다

To drink

328

치다

to attack, assault

329

혼자

Alone

330

나가다

To advance, proceed, go forward

331

이제

Now

332

교수

Teaching or instruction

333

술

Alcohol

334

사랑

Love

335

전화

Telephone

336

끝나다

To draw to a close or to end

맞다

Be right, correct; to match, be fitting

337

for

338

아빠

Dad

339

걸리다

To be hung up or suspended


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340

지키다

Protect, maintain

341

한번

Once

342

커피

Coffee

343

가슴

Chest

344

길다

To be long

바라보다

Look at, watch ; to look forward to,

345

hope for

346

알아보다

To investigate, examine, search

347

맛

Flavor

348

대부분

Most

349

산업

Industry

350

매우

Very

351

오르다

Go up, climb, ascend

352

음식

Food

353

표정

Facial expression, look

354

꼭

For sure

355

일부

A part, a portion

356

요즘

Recently, nowadays

357

계획

A plan or a project

358

느낌

Touch, feel


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359

얼마

How many, how much

360

고개

The nape of the neck

361

성격

Personality ; character, nature

362

계속

Continuously

363

세기

Century

364

세우다

Stand up, erect

365

아내

Wife

366

가족

Family

367

현재

The present time, now, at present

368

세

Three

369

발전

Development

370

차

A vehicle, train/auto car

371

놀다

Play, amuse oneself

372

향하다

To face, look out on

관련

Relation or connection or

373

reference

374

형태

Form, shape

375

각

Each or every

376

도시

City

377

작업

Work


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378

분위기

atmosphere,surroundings

379

그러하다

To be so or right

380

나이

Age

381

우선

First of all, before everything

382

믿다

Believe

383

바꾸다

change,exchange

384

낳다

To give birth

385

바

A thing, what

386

정보

information,intelligence

387

열리다

Open, be opened, be unlocked

388

좋아하다

To like, be fond of

389

그리다

Picture or draw a picture

390

만큼

Of that amount

391

배우다

To learn

392

시

Poetry, lines of verse

393

역할

A part, a role

394

옆

Next to

395

행동

Action, behavior

396

어

Oh, well, why


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397

국내

Inside the country

398

비하다

Compare to

399

기관

An engine or a machine

400

입장

A position, situation

401

만하다

Be of the extent of

402

예

Example

403

아래

The bottom, the lower part

404

방식

A form, method, process

405

영향

Influence, consequences

406

그럼

Certainly or of course.

407

나서다

Come out, come forth

408

흐르다

Flow, stream

409

저

Uh, well, …

410

깊다

Deep

411

배

A boat (boating)

412

내

Inside

413

모양

A shape, form

414

산

A mountain

415

새

New

416

하지만

But, nevertheless


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417

조건

condition,stipulation

418

문

Door

419

꽃

Flower

420

단계

A step, phase

421

올리다

Raise, lift up

422

그동안

During that time

423

교사

Instructor

424

갑자기

Suddenly

425

넘다

Cross or go across

426

지니다

Carry with, hold, possess

427

바람

Wind

428

잘하다

To do well

429

마을

Town

430

어리다

To be very young, juvenile

431

대표

Representative

432

가능성

Possibility

433

방향

Direction

434

대회

A great meeting

435

목소리

Voice


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436

노래

Song

437

바다

Sea

438

힘들다

To be hard, difficult

439

공부

Study

440

움직이다

To move, stir

441

의원

A member

442

노력

Effort

443

전혀

entirely,utterly,completely

444

언니

Older sister

445

단체

A corps, a group

446

분

One part

447

알려지다

To become known

448

가능하다

To be possible

능력

Ability, capability, how much and

449

how well

450

주장하다

To assert,maintain

451

자식

one’s children

452

불

Fire

453

주민

inhabitants,dwellers


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454

모으다

gather,get together

455

자료

materials,data

456

존재

Existence

457

학년

A school year

458

신문

A newspaper

459

가지다

Entertain or hold or have

460

이해하다

To understand

461

제품

Manufactured goods

462

분야

Field

463

선생

Teacher

464

사업

Business

465

행위

An act, deed, behavior

466

수준

Level

467

지난해

Last year

표현

Verbal expression, representation,

468

manifestation

469

기분

Mood

470

대

Era, period

471

젊다

To be young,youthful

472

옷

Clothes


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473

기능

Function or functionality

474

순간

A moment,a second

475

전쟁

War

476

전

Before

477

꿈

A Dream

478

할머니

Grandmother

479

회의

A meeting, a conference

480

방송

Broadcast

481

이야기하다 To talk

482

나무

Tree

483

자다

To sleep

484

연극

drama,a play

485

마찬가지

The same

486

걷다

To walk

487

노동

Labor, work

488

이때

At this time, moment

489

과거

The past

490

가치

Price

491

시간

a Length of time (한시간 동안)


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492

집단

A group, a collective body

493

현대

The present age, times

494

살펴보다

Watch closely

495

장관

A government cabinet minister

496

차이

difference,disparity

497

풀다

Untie, loosen ; to melt into

498

시절

season,time,occasion

499

물건

A thing

500

직접

Directly

501

개인

Private or individual

502

근데

But or however

503

발

Foot

504

작가

writer,author

505

효과

Effect, effectiveness

506

불교

Buddhism

507

끌다

Pull

508

대로

Like, according to

509

빨리

Quickly

510

시작되다

To begin,start


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511

말다

Cease

512

설명하다

To explain

513

우주

The universe

514

시기

An opportunity,chance

515

마치

As though, as if

516

살

Years old

517

생산

1) production 2)birth

518

바라다

Wish, hope

519

강하다

To be strong or powerful

520

경험

Experience or undergo or suffer

521

음악

Music

522

최고

The best

523

나타내다

Show, display

524

아프다

To hurt

525

적다

To be small, few in number

526

비

Rain

527

고향

Hometown

528

놀라다

Be surprised

529

다양하다

To be various, diverse

530

울다

To cry, weep


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531

농민

A farmer

532

은행

A bank

533

지내다

To pass, spend time

534

결혼

Marriage

535

법

A law, the law

536

소설

A novel, fiction story

537

예

Yes, certainly, right

538

오후

The afternoon

539

질서

Order, system

540

담다

Put in a bottle

541

모이다

Meet, assemble

542

시민

Residents of a city

543

회장

Chariman, the president

544

빠르다

Be fast, quick

545

스스로

On its own, of its own free will

546

아기

baby,infant

547

아저씨

Sir, calling an unknown male

548

옛날

Ancient times, antiquity

549

이날

Today, this day


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550

제대로

As properly is suitable

551

달

The moon

552

던지다

To throw

553

참

really,truly

554

공간

Space or room

555

이곳

This place, here

556

마지막

Last, final

벌이다

(1) to plan to start a job/project (2)

557

to play a table game

558

병원

Hospital

559

자세

Position, posture

560

강조하다

Place empasis upon

561

경찰

The police

562

맡다

Take charge of

563

저녁

Evening

564

한편

One side, one way

565

그러면

If so or if that is the case

566

기자

A journalist

567

넓다

Broad

568

시험

A test


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569

잠

Sleep

570

주로

principally,mainly

571

훨씬

By far, very much so

572

면

Side

573

통일

Unification

574

건강

Health

575

가깝다

Close

576

건물

Building

577

시설

establishment,institution

578

외국

A foreign country

579

밑

The bottom

580

어른

A man, an adult

581

주변

A circumference

582

대신

Instead of

583

원인

A cause,a factor

584

팔다

To sell

차례

(1) order,precedence (2) one time,

585

one round

586

군

An army

587

열심히

Enthusiastically,with zeal


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일하다

To work, labor

재산

property,fortune, assets, possessions

590

팀

Team

591

부모

Parents

592

약간

Somewhat

593

언어

language,speech

594

요구하다

To demand,claim,request

595

올라가다

To go up, ascend

596

첫

First

597

감독

The director

598

그날

That day or that same day

599

사실

Actually, really

600

자주

Always, constantly

601

당하다

Have, encounter

602

삼다

Make a thing of

603

약

About, approximately

604

기간

A period or a time or

605

담배

Tobacco

606

일으키다

Riase, get up; start, commence


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607

일단

Temporarily

608

할아버지

Grandfather

조직

Organization (composition,

609

structure)

610

태어나다

To be born, see the light of day

611

공장

Construction site

612

벌써

Already

613

즐기다

Enjoy oneself,take pleasure,delight

614

지

since,from

615

환자

A patient

616

변하다

Change

617

사고

An accident

618

그래도

All the same

619

아무리

However much

620

맞추다

Adjust, adapt

621

쌀

Uncooked rice

622

일반

universal,common,usual

623

재미있다

interesting,fun

624

가르치다

To teach

625

대화

Conversation


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626

막다

Stop, obstruct

627

올해

This year

628

형

An elder brother

629

달리

Differently

630

버리다

Throw away

631

붙이다

affix,put on

632

인물

A man, a person

633

늘

Always

634

모두

everything

635

전국

The whole country

636

마치다

Finish, complete

637

전

all,every

638

다만

Only, merely

639

도움

Help

640

가정

Famly

641

걸다

Hang up or suspend

642

빠지다

To fall into

643

멀다

To be far

644

버스

Bus


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645

오늘날

These days, nowadays

646

잠시

For a little while

647

농업

Agriculture

648

대다

Put, place up to

649

식

form,style

650

의견

An opinion,a suggestion

651

무대

Stage

652

사진

Picture

653

주장

assertion,insistance

654

표현하다

To express, make known by saying

655

인하다

To be due to, caused by

656

이상하다

To be strange,queer

657

제일

The first

658

붙다

Stick, adhere to

659

아마

Probably

660

얘기하다

To tell a story

661

잇다

Join, connect

662

조금

A little

663

경기

Race or match or contest

664

목적

goal,purpose


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665

태도

attitude,comportment

666

남성

Male

667

주위

The circumference,the girth

668

대책

Countermeasure

669

그만

That much or a little amount

670

발생하다

Originate, come from

671

다리

Leg

672

아무

anybody,everybody

673

어쩌다

By chance, accident

674

재료

stuff,material

675

각각

Each and every

676

결코

Never or by no means

옮기다

Move, transfer (2)(sickness)

677

communicate, transfer to

678

항상

Always

679

해

A year

680

잃다

To lose, to miss, to be deprived

681

자유

Freedom

682

책임

Responsibility


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683

바뀌다

Be changed

684

비슷하다

To resemble

685

심하다

To be extreme,intense

686

경쟁

Competition or rivalry

687

사랑하다

To love

688

아니

No!

689

여름

summer,summertime

690

자라다

To grow up

691

회

A time, an inning, a round in a game

692

구체적

Concretely

693

기회

An opportunity

694

실시하다

To enforce,put into effect

695

지구

The earth

696

번째

How many times

697

소비자

A consumer

698

싫다

To not like, to hate

699

규모

Scale or scope or structure

700

기준

A standard or basis

701

말

End


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702

반드시

Most certainly

703

셈

An intention,design,purpose

704

갖추다

Make or get ready or prepare

705

그러니까

And so it is that

706

받아들이다 Accept

707

값

Price

현장

on site, on location, at the site in

708

question

709

건설

Construction

710

꺼내다

To get out or draw out

711

노동자

Laborer, worker

712

언제나

everytime,always

713

완전히

completely,perfectly

714

자동차

Car

715

전하다

To transmit,convey

716

존재하다

To exist

717

개월

Each and every month

맞다

receive,welcome (note, usually this

718

719

is 맞히다) 별로

Especially, particularly


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720

어린이

A youngster, a child

721

정하다

To set,determine

722

한마디

One word

723

유지하다

To preserve, maintain

724

이데올로기 Ideology

725

공부하다

To study

726

대중

The masses

727

늘어나다

Grow longer

728

닦다

Wipe clean, polish

729

만

As many as, full, complete

730

말씀

Speech

731

괜찮다

To be okay

732

눈물

A tear

733

각종

All sorts or varieties

734

빛

Light

735

아니

Not

736

피하다

avoid,keep away

737

거치다

Pass or go through

738

나아가다

Advance, go forward

야

(Word to get somebody’s attention)


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Hey!! (2) impolite speech for 이다, to

739

be 740

741

지식

Knowledge, information

여전히

As it used to be, as before ; still, persistently, even still

742

주인

The head of a family,the owner

743

발견하다

To discover

744

선

A line, a route

745

인류

The human race

특징

A special feature, a distinguishing

746

feature

747

선수

An athlete

748

형식

A form, formality, mold

749

마련하다

To plan, arrange

750

반

Half

751

발표하다

To announce

752

주제

Subject, theme, topic

걸치다

1) put a thing over or across 2) to

753

754 755

range from A to B 겪다

Experience or undergo or suffer

관점

A point of view or a standpoint/outlook


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756

귀

Ear

757

기본

A foundation

758

미터

Meter

759

사라지다

To disappear

760

어떠하다

To be how

761

감정

Feelings

762

기억

A memory

763

놈

A fellow

764

인기

Popularity

765

배

Abdomen

766

아파트

Apartment

767

가끔

Sometimes

구성

Organization or constitution , the

768

framework of something

769

술

Spoonful

770

실제로

In reality

771

짧다

Short, brief

772

고맙다

To thank

773

관리

Management or administration


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774

그곳

That place

775

보다

More than, greater than ….

776

비롯하다

begin,start

777

과연

Just as one thought

778

달리다

run, make do fast

779

바쁘다

Busy

780

이전

Former days/times

781

인정하다

To acknowledge,authorize

782

자

A person

783

중앙

The middle and the heart

784

나쁘다

To be bad

785

불구하다

Deformity, malformation

786

시키다

To make

787

게임

Game

788

국제

International

789

그룹

Group

790

인생

Life

791

전통

tradition,convention

792

기르다

Educate or train or cultivate

793

잔

A cup, wine glass


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794

조사하다

To examine,investigate

795

커다랗다

To be very big/large

796

있다

To be

797

시인

A poet

798

언제

when,at what time

799

외

Except, save for

800

평가

Evaluation, appraisal

801

내려오다

Come down

802

위치

A position, a location

803

줄이다

reduce,decrease

804

가격

Price

805

달라지다

To change, vary

806

비다

To be empty, vacant

807

삼국

Three countries

808

손님

Customer

809

원하다

To want

810

통신

communications,correspondance

811

확인하다

To confirm,corroborate

812

모임

A group, a party


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813

수

The number of sth

814

웃음

Laughter, a smile

815

기계

An instrument or a machine

816

모양

signs,indications

817

물질

matter,material

818

아나운서

Announcer

819

뉴스

News

820

살아가다

Lead a life, get along

821

펴다

Spread out, unfold

822

배

Times, x-fold

823

수업

school,teaching

824

겨울

Winter

825

종교

religion,a faith

826

층

floor,grade,class

827

자연스럽다 To be natural

828

장

One piece of sth flat

829

식사

A meal

830

안다

To hold, embrace

831

이해

Understanding

832

잊다

To forget


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833

제시하다

To present

834

반

Group, company, party

835

불과하다

Nothing more than

836

혹은

If that’s not the case

837

엄청나다

To be absurd,wild,terribly large

편

Direction, way (the wind is blowing

838

that ~)

839

텔레비전

Television

840

파악하다

Grasp, seize, understand

841

편

Compilation, editing

842

실천

Practice

843

노력하다

To try hard, strive

844

보호

protection,shelter

845

씻다

To wash,cleanse

846

늦다

To be late (time)

847

이웃

The neighborhood

848

편지

Letter

공동

Association or union or

849

850

collaboration 까닭

Reason


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851

방안

A plan, scheme

852

센티미터

Centimeter

853

팔

An arm

854

분명하다

To be clear/obvious

855

분석

Analysis

856

소녀

A young girl

857

지나가다

To pass, elapse

858

차

order,sequence,degree

859

상품

Product

860

설명

Explanation

861

훌륭하다

To be excellent

862

관계자

The interested or affected parties

863

새로

newly,anew

864

세

Age in years

865

이어지다

Get joined, be connected

866

티브이

TV

867

봄

Spring

868

종류

kind,sort,species

869

낮다

Be low


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870

어깨

Shoulder

871

부부

Man and wife

872

오래

Long, for a long time

873

요구

A demand, claim, request

874

키우다

To raise, bring up, rear

875

눕다

Lie down

876

발전하다

To develop, grow

877

여행

Trip

878

죽음

Death

879

고통

Suffering or agony

880

공

Ball

881

어울리다

To be becoming, suiting

882

오월

May

883

쉬다

to relax, take a break

884

알리다

To inform, tell a person

885

차다

To be full, to be filled with (PASSIVE)

과

A lesson or a section or a

886

department

887

멀리

Far away

888

빼다

Pull out, extract


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889

예정

A program, schedule

890

오빠

Older brother

891

즐겁다

Be pleasant,agreeable

892

한계

Boundary, limits

893

흔히

Generally, commonly ; often

바탕

Natural disposition ; to go all out in a fight, 아주 크게 싸우다 ; the

894

background 895

사월

April

896

싸우다

To fight

897

예쁘다

Pretty, lovely

898

갈등

Conflict or troubles

899

느껴지다

Feel

900

의지

will,volition

901

전문

A specialty

902

정확하다

To be exact

903

초기

The early days, the initial period

904

나중

The last, the latter part

905

맛있다

Delicious

906

며칠

How many days


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907

쓴 맛

see 6000

908

찾아오다

To go meet somebody, to go get sth

909

미

beauty,grace

910

사용

use,emply

911

시선

one’s line of vision

912

아무런

No sort of

913

언론

A speech, discussion

914

투자

Investment

915

지원

helping, supporting, aiding

916

결정하다

To decide

917

경영

Management or administration

918

목표

goal,object

919

성장

Growth

920

숲

Forest

921

없어지다

To lose, get lost

922

작년

Last year

923

내려가다

To go down

924

미치다

To reach

925

새벽

dawn,daybreak


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926

쓰레기

Garbage

927

얼른

Fast, quickly, rapidly

928

임금

Wages, pay

929

피해

Damage

930

한

A limit

931

무섭다

fearful,dreadful

932

직장

one’s work place

933

참다

Bear, endure

934

크기

Size, dimensions

935

고기

Meat

936

남기다

To leave behind

937

서양

The Western countries

938

주요

The major, the chief thing

939

가져오다

To bring or get

940

냄새

Smell

941

부드럽다

soft,tender

942

여기다

Think, consider as

943

이

this,this thing

944

공연

A public performance


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945

남녀

Man and woman

946

내놓다

Put out, take out

947

만들어지다 Make, create

948

속도

Speed

949

심각하다

seriousness,gravity

950

준비

Preparation

951

계속되다

To continue

952

구월

September

953

맑다

clean,pure

954

소년

A boy

955

소식

News, information

956

유월

June

957

작용

Application

958

허리

The waist, the small of the back

959

골

Goal

공업

The industry or manufacturing

960

industry

961

그중

Among the rest of them

962

노인

Old person

벌다

To earn (money) ; (2) to invite, to


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963

964

bring onto oneself

살리다

1) revive, bring around, restore to life 2) save,spare,rescue

965

새

A bird

966

영어

The english language

967

출신

A native, place one is from

968

결정

A decision or determination

969

경향

Tendency or trend

970

기록

A record or a document

971

나름

Depending on

972

대답하다

To answer, reply

973

반면

One side

974

썰다

Chip, mince,dice

975

움직임

movement,motion,activity

976

이미지

Image

977

터지다

Break, be torn, get away from

특성

A special/unique characteristic

978

(individuality making, peculiarity)

979

교장

Principal

980

벗다

Take off, remove


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981

업무

Buisness, duty

982

입시

An entrance examination

983

준비하다

To prepare

984

청소년

Young boys and girls, teenagers

985

응

Yes, i see!

986

이기다

To win

987

찾아보다

To go meet somebody

988

취하다

To adopt, assume, take

989

다루다

Treat, deal with

990

달

The moon

991

사장

Company boss

992

삼월

March

993

그렇지만

But or however

994

선배

one’s senior

995

업체

A business enterprise

996

키

stature,height

구하다

1) To buy or purchase or 2) look

997

for or seek or want

998

국회

The National Assembly

999

그러므로

So or hence or therefore


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Check the other parts here:- Second Part,Third Part, Fourth Part, Fifth Part and Sixth Part. Credit: The English Translation of the words have been done by ezcorean.com. It’s a great site and you should check it. I am thankful to ezcorean for making it available for free use.

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Comments daniel says July 15, 2015 at 7:26 AM thanks for this words… im chilean but in spanish i dont found many words gracias… saludos desde chile Reply

steve says March 16, 2015 at 6:53 AM One thing I notice as I look through the words: Without examples, many of these are not really usable. I am thinking of many that I know, and as I think of usage, I think that with the listing and the definitions given here, I would never be able to use those words, nor recognize the meaning when I read them. I can recognize them in the list because I know the usage of he word. Has anybody produced this list with usages? Reply

hana eun kyung says October 22, 2014 at 2:43 PM aww can pls replaced in romanization i dont understand Reply http://www.topikguide.com/2012/08/6000mostcommonkoreanwords1.html

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Joey Desud says April 6, 2015 at 7:17 PM Just learn Hangul. It’s fundamental for learning Korean. Reply

Steve says September 18, 2015 at 5:29 AM Did you really expect to learn Korean but put not know how too read it? You could probably learn the whole alphabet in a week since it’s pretty easy. Reply

nguyen trong nghia says January 10, 2014 at 12:44 AM rất cám on anh đã tao ra 1 trang wed bổ ích như thế này. em mới làm quen với tiếng hàn nên còn rất nhiều điều cần phải tìm hiểu. mong anh giúp cho khi em có những khó khăn trong quá trình học cảm ơn anh Reply

Victor Berrjod says July 5, 2013 at 8:08 AM Thank you for this list. I want to study the hanja also, but it’s a pain to look up every word I suspect is of Chinese origin… Is there a version of this list that also shows the hanja? There was one on ezcorean.com, but that site doesn’t exist anymore. http://www.topikguide.com/2012/08/6000mostcommonkoreanwords1.html

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seoulinme says January 2, 2013 at 1:21 AM 안녕하세요 Thanks for the list its really helpful …better than fumbling through a dictionary and is there another part to this post (another 6000 words?) Just wondering ^_^ Kay Reply

wahida says November 7, 2012 at 2:45 AM what is the different between anida and anda Reply

TOPIK GUIDE says November 7, 2012 at 4:37 PM 아니다 is used with nouns; 않다 is used with verbs… Ex: This is not a book. 이것은 책이 아닙니다. I don’t eat meat. 저는 고기를 먹지 않습니다. Reply

Yisoon says October 14, 2013 at 11:04 AM http://www.topikguide.com/2012/08/6000mostcommonkoreanwords1.html

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Is there a difference between the 하다 entries of 2 and 5 or the 그러 다 entries at 68 and 69? I can’t tell if there are different uses/definitions that lead to the separate entries. Reply

Saumya says October 21, 2012 at 9:45 PM Hi! Thanks a lot for this list! I have downloaded this list but it’s fonts are not understandable. would you like to do tell me how can i curb this problem? Reply

TOPIK GUIDE says October 22, 2012 at 3:28 PM You can get the download link of the word file on this page: http://www.topikguide.com/2012/08/korean-frequency-list-top-6000words.html Reply

Saumya says October 25, 2012 at 1:50 AM thanks! Reply


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Ivan says June 11, 2015 at 7:33 AM Thanks for the list, but i notice that it has slightly fewer than 6000 words, closer to 5666. It seems like the last entry is “5666 남산 Mountain in south central seoul”, how come? Reply

toobiii says October 3, 2012 at 10:06 PM Hi. I put the six lists on http://www.memrise.com. It is a free site for learning vocabulary. First list is here> http://www.memrise.com/set/10050049/1000-most-commonkorean-words/ Enjoy studying Reply

Tobiii says July 6, 2013 at 4:31 PM Well, while using that list we figured out is full of bugs and wrong definitions

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Leandra Aiden says August 10, 2012 at 1:43 PM Thanks a lot for the vocab, but can u make it on a word or excell file and upload it, so we can download all the vocab at once~ I try to copy it, but it doesn’t make a table like that~ Please,,,, Thanks before Sakina Mawardah Reply

TOPIK GUIDE says August 10, 2012 at 2:54 PM Sure.. I was already thinking of doing that.. Will upload the files soon. Thank you Reply

Leandra Aiden says August 10, 2012 at 3:51 PM Thank you~ You’re the best~

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Leandra Aiden says August 10, 2012 at 3:55 PM Please don’t upload it on 4shared… http://www.topikguide.com/2012/08/6000mostcommonkoreanwords1.html

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There is some place who can’t download from 4shared…. I recommend Mediafire~

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TOPIK GUIDE says August 10, 2012 at 7:58 PM Thank you Leandra… I will upload right here on TOPIK GUIDE website… Reply

Philipp Grunwald says August 16, 2012 at 9:10 AM Lendra, just use Dropbox: http://db.tt/le6HQJf Reply

TOPIK GUIDE says August 26, 2012 at 7:05 PM You can get the download link of the word file on this page: http://www.topikguide.com/2012/08/korean-frequency-list-top-6000words.html Reply


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