6000 most common korean words for all TOPIK levels

6000 Most Common
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Korean Word
것
하다
있다
수
하다
나
없다
않다
사람
우리
그
아니다
보다
거
보다
같다
주다
대하다

가다
년
한
말
일
이
말하다
위하다

English Meaning
A thing or an object
To do
To be
way, method
To do
Me
Do not exist, absent
To not be, to not do
Person
we, our
He
To not be
To try
That thing
To see
To be similar
To give, to do for a
person
Face, confront
To go

Year
One, a single
words, speaking
Work
A person, a man/woman
Speak
To do for the sake of


그러나
오다
알다
씨
그렇다
크다
일
사회
많다
안
좋다
더
받다
그것
집
나오다
그리고
문제
그런
살다
저

못하다
생각하다
모르다
속
만들다
데
앞

However or but still
To come
To know
~ Mr.
That is right or yes.
To be big, large
One day
society
many, much
~ not ~ + VERB
To be good
More
Receive
That thing
House
Come out
And or and then
question, problem
Such a
To live
That
Be impossible

To think
To not know
The inside
To make
Place, point, instance
In front of, before


경우
중
어떤
잘
그녀
먹다
자신
문화
원
생각
어떻다
명
통하다
그러다
그러다
소리
다시
다른
이런
여자
개
정도

다
좀

A case or an instance
The center, the middle
What kind of, what sort
of
Well
She
Eat, chow down on
one’s own self, one\'s own
body
culture
A unit of south Korean
money, KRW
Thought
How, what.. do you think
of
Person counter
Run, lead; flow; go
through
and so, and then, well
and so, and then, well
A sound, noise
Again
Different
Such, like this
woman, female
Unit or piece
grade, degree

All, everything
A little


싶다
보이다
가지다
함께
아이
지나다
많이
시간
너
인간
사실
나다
이렇다
어머니
눈
뭐
점
의하다
시대
다음
이러하다
누구
곳
여러
안
하나

세계

want, hope
see, catch sight of
To have or take or
hold
Together, with
Child
pass, elapse, go on
A lot
Time
You
A person, a human being
The truth, a fact
To be born
Like this
Mom
Eyes
Huh? (2) something
Store
To be due to, owing to
An age, period
Next
Be this way, be like
follows
Who
Place
many, various
Inside
One

World


버리다

위
운동
퍼센트
학교
자기
가장
대통령
가지
시작하다
바로
어느
그래서
무엇
정부
모든
번
그거
돈
국가
그런데
날
여기
모두
여성

(following a verb) the
verb\'s action is over,
perhaps in a sad way
The upper part, above
Motion, movement
Percent
School
Oneself, number one,
numero uno, self
Most
The president
One of the kind or a
sort
To start, begin
Right, correctly
Some, a certain
And so accordingly
That thing, whatever
Government
Every one
Number, how many times
That thing
Money
A state or a nation
But or however
Day
A hobby
Everybody
Female

친구
마음
후
놓다
관계
아버지
남자
어디
몸
얼굴
왜
나타나다
지역
다르다
모습
물
만나다
내다
보이다
쓰다
이것
없이
이번
길
생활
쓰다
뿐

A friend

Heart
After
Put, place
Connection or relation
Father
Boy
Where?
body, physique
Face
Why?
Come out, appear
An area, region
Be different
shape, body
Water
Meet
produce something
show, let see
To write
This thing
Without
This time
Road
lifestyle
Take (medicine)
only, alone, merely


사이

방법
새롭다
내다
앉다
처음
손
몇
그때
과정
삶
갖다
찾다
특히
시
이상
지금
나가다
이야기
교육
사다
경제
아직
잡다
같이
선생님

space between 2 points;
the relationship between 2
people
Way, method

To be new, novel
to see through, to make it
through sth
To sit down
First
The hand
A few
Then or at that time
Process or course
Life
To hold
seek, look for
Especially
Time
More than, above
Now
To go out
Conversation, talk
Education
To buy, purchase
Economy
Still
seize, catch
Together
Teacher


예술
서다
못

역사
읽다
결과
내용
물론
책
일어나다
당신
시장
넣다
중요하다
무슨
느끼다
어렵다
힘
너무
나라
부르다
의미
자리
밝히다
죽다
이미
쪽
정치

Art, an art
To stand
Cannot
History

To read
Result
Contents
Of course
A book
To rise, get up
Formal you
market, fair
Put in, set in
To be important, weighty
What, what kind of
To feel
To be hard, difficult
Power
Too much
A country
To call
A meaning, a sense
seat, spot
To light up
die, pass away
Already
Way, direction
Politics


국민
생명
얘기
학생

연구
엄마
이름
하나
내리다
사건
및
쉽다
짓다
이유
필요하다
글
생기다
사용하다
남편
밖
세상
작다
타다
대학
작품
상황
가운데

The people or a
nationality
Life
Story
Student
Research

Mamma
Name
One
Descend
An event, incident
As well as
To be easy
To make, build ; to form a
line (a group)
Reason
To need
words, a verse
arise, occur, happen
To use
Husband
The outside
The world
Small
Ride (bus)
University
A work of art
State of things
In the middle


보내다
즉
상태
이후
당시

문학
더욱
아주
지방
밤
높다
최근
채
현실
환경
컴퓨터
먼저
다니다
얼마나
자체
열다
머리
묻다
남다
부분
기업
변화
아들

Send
namely, that is to say
condition, state
After that
At that time
Literature

More and more
Extremely
A locality, district
Night
High
Recently
As it is, no change
Actuality, reality
Environment
Computer
First
Go to and from a place
How many, how much
one’s own body
Open
Head
to Ask
Remain, be left over
part, portion
An enterprise or business
Change, transformation
son


아
선거
관하다
분
그냥
나누다

이용하다
거의
곧
중심
활동
오늘
서로
관심
역시
이거
애

광고
나다
방
정신
이르다
이루다
아침

Oh dear
An election
Refer to or be about
Minutes
Just because or in that
condition
To divide
To use, make use of
Almost or nearly
Soon

The nucleus, the focus,
the heart
Activity
Today
mutually, one another
Concern or interest
As expected, likewise
This thing
A baby, or a slightly
derogative word for
person
Advertisement
To come out, grow, spring
up
A room
mind, spirit
To reach, arrive, get at
Accomplish, complete
Morning


웃다
현상
기술
전체
그래
얻다
아름답다
끝
민족

간
조사
듯
입
뭐
그대로
영화
필요
줄
하늘
년대
과학
자연
정말

To laugh, smile
The present situation,
state
Art or technique or
ability
The whole, the entire
section
So or yes or that’s
right
Get, obtain
To be beautiful
The end
race, nation, people
The interval between
investigation, inquiry

To be like something
Mouth
Huh? (2) something
Like that
A movie
Need, requirement,
necessity
way, method
The sky
Year
Science
Nature
Really


구조
결국
밥
입다
오히려
프로그램
네
이루어지다
남
하루
그림
적
터
마시다
치다

혼자
나가다
이제
교수
술
사랑
전화
끝나다
맞다

Construction or
structure
After all or in the end
Rice, a meal
To wear
Rather, preferably
Program
Yes
Get accomplished,
achieved
Others, other people
A day
A picture
the occasion, when
one’s status, one’s lot
To drink
to attack, assault
Alone
To advance, proceed, go
forward

Now
Teaching or instruction
Alcohol
Love
Telephone
To draw to a close or to
end
Be right, correct; to
match, be fitting for


아빠
걸리다
지키다
한번
커피
가슴
길다
바라보다
알아보다
맛
대부분
산업
매우
오르다
음식
표정
꼭
일부
요즘

계획
느낌
얼마
고개
성격
계속

Dad
To be hung up or
suspended
Protect, maintain
Once
Coffee
Chest
To be long
Look at, watch ; to look
forward to, hope for
To investigate, examine,
search
Flavor
Most
Industry
Very
Go up, climb, ascend
Food
Facial expression, look
For sure
A part, a portion
Recently, nowadays
A plan or a project

Touch, feel
How many, how much
The nape of the neck
Personality ; character,
nature
Continuously


세기
세우다
아내
가족
현재
세
발전
차
놀다
향하다
관련
형태
각
도시
작업
분위기
그러하다
나이
우선
믿다
바꾸다
낳다

바
정보
열리다

Century
Stand up, erect
Wife
Family
The present time, now, at
present
Three
Development
A vehicle, train/auto car
Play, amuse oneself
To face, look out on
Relation or connection
or reference
Form, shape
Each or every
City
Work
atmosphere, surroundings
To be so or right
Age
First of all, before
everything
Believe
change, exchange
To give birth
A thing, what

information, intelligence
Open, be opened, be
unlocked


좋아하다
그리다
만큼
배우다
시
역할
옆
행동
어
국내
비하다
기관
입장
만하다
예
아래
방식
영향
그럼
나서다
흐르다
저
깊다
배
내

모양

To like, be fond of
Picture or draw a
picture
Of that amount
To learn
Poetry, lines of verse
A part, a role
Next to
Action, behavior
Oh, well, why
Inside the country
Compare to
An engine or a
machine
A position, situation
Be of the extent of
Example
The bottom, the lower
part
A form, method, process
Influence, consequences
Certainly or of course.
Come out, come forth
Flow, stream
Uh, well, ...
Deep
A boat (boating)
Inside

A shape, form


산
새
하지만
조건
문
꽃
단계
올리다
그 동안
교사
갑자기
넘다
지니다
바람
잘하다
마을
어리다
대표
가능성
방향
대회
목소리
노래
바다
힘들다
공부
움직이다

A mountain
New
But, nevertheless
condition, stipulation
Door
Flower
A step, phase
Raise, lift up
During that time
Instructor
Suddenly
Cross or go across
Carry with, hold, possess
Wind
To do well
Town
To be very young,
juvenile
Representative
Possibility
Direction
A great meeting
Voice
Song
Sea
To be hard, difficult
Study
To move, stir

의원
노력
전혀
언니
단체
분
알려지다
가능하다
능력
주장하다
자식
불
주민
모으다
자료
존재
학년
신문
가지다
이해하다
제품
분야
선생
사업
행위
수준

A member
Effort

entirely, utterly,
completely
Older sister
A corps, a group
One part
To become known
To be possible
Ability, capability, how
much and how well
To assert, maintain
one’s children
Fire
inhabitants, dwellers
gather, get together
materials, data
Existence
A school year
A newspaper
Entertain or hold or
have
To understand
Manufactured goods
Field
Teacher
Business
An act, deed, behavior
Level


지난해

표현

기분
대
젊다
옷
기능
순간
전쟁
전
꿈
할머니
회의
방송
이야기하다
나무
자다
연극
마찬가지
걷다
노동
이때
과거
가치
시간

Last year
Verbal expression,
representation,
manifestation

Mood
Era, period
To be young, youthful
Clothes
Function or functionality
A moment, a second
War
Before
A Dream
Grandmother
A meeting, a conference
Broadcast
To talk
Tree
To sleep
drama, a play
The same
To walk
Labor, work
At this time, moment
The past
Price
a Length of time (한 시간
동안)


집단
현대
살펴보다
장관

차이
풀다
시절
물건
직접
개인
근데
발
작가
효과
불교
끌다
대로
빨리
시작되다
말다
설명하다
우주
시기
마치
살
생산
바라다

A group, a collective
body
The present age, times
Watch closely
A government cabinet
minister

difference, disparity
Untie, loosen ; to melt into
season, time, occasion
A thing
Directly
Private or individual
But or however
Foot
writer, author
Effect, effectiveness
Buddhism
Pull
Like, according to
Quickly
To begin, start
Cease
To explain
The universe
An opportunity, chance
As though, as if
Years old
1) production 2)birth
Wish, hope


강하다
경험
음악
최고
나타내다

아프다
적다
비
고향
놀라다
다양하다
울다
농민
은행
지내다
결혼
법
소설
예
오후
질서
담다
모이다
시민
회장
빠르다

To be strong or
powerful
Experience or undergo
or suffer
Music
The best
Show, display
To hurt

To be small, few in
number
Rain
Hometown
Be surprised
To be various, diverse
To cry, weep
A farmer
A bank
To pass, spend time
Marriage
A law, the law
A novel, fiction story
Yes, certainly, right
The afternoon
Order, system
Put in a bottle
Meet, assemble
Residents of a city
Chairman, the president
Be fast, quick


스스로
아기
아저씨
옛날
이날
제대로
달

던지다
참
공간
이곳
마지막
벌이다

병원
자세
강조하다
경찰
맡다
저녁
한편
그러면
기자
넓다
시험

On its own, of its own
free will
baby, infant
Sir, calling an unknown
male
Ancient times, antiquity
Today, this day
As properly is suitable
The moon
To throw
really, truly

Space or room
This place, here
Last, final
(1) to plan to start a
job/project (2) to play a
table game
Hospital
Position, posture
Place emphasis upon
The police
Take charge of
Evening
One side, one way
If so or if that is the
case
A journalist
Broad
A test


잠
주로
훨씬
면
통일
건강
가깝다
건물
시설
외국

밑
어른
주변
대신
원인
팔다
차례
군
열심히
일하다
재산
팀
부모
약간
언어
요구하다
올라가다

Sleep
principally, mainly
By far, very much so
Side
Unification
Health
Close
Building
establishment, institution
A foreign country
The bottom
A man, an adult

A circumference
Instead of
A cause, a factor
To sell
(1) order, precedence (2)
one time, one round
An army
Enthusiastically, with zeal
To work, labor
property, fortune, assets,
possessions
Team
Parents
Somewhat
language, speech
To demand, claim, request
To go up, ascend