💡Korean Society & Ideas Vocabulary

Browse all 5518 Korean society & ideas vocabulary words, organised by TOPIK level (1–6). Society, economy, ideas and abstract concepts for intermediate to advanced learners. Each word has romanization and an English meaning, curated by a certified Korean language teacher. Pick a level to see the full list.

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• 가지 gaji kind, sort
• 갈비탕 galbitang galbitang, beef rib soup
• 갈아타다 garatada to transfer (bus, subway)
• 감사 gamsa thanks, gratitude
• 것 geot thing
• 계속 gyesok continuously, nonstop
• 금지 geumji prohibition; -forbidden
• 무게 muge weight
• 정리하다 jeongnihada to organize, to put in order
• 출입하다 churiphada to enter and exit, go in/out
• 알약 aryak pill, tablet
• 드시다 deusida to take / eat (honorific of 먹다)
• 가꾸다 gakkuda to tend, to cultivate, to groom
• 가난 ganan poverty
• 가능 ganeung possibility, feasibility
• 가로 garo width, horizontal; horizontally
• 가루 garu powder, flour
• 가스 gaseu gas
• 가능성 ganeungseong possibility, chance
• 가라앉다 garaanda to sink, to subside
• 가르다 gareuda to divide, to split
• 가리다 garida to cover, to hide, to choose
• 가만있다 gamanitda to stay still, to keep quiet
• 가정 gajeong assumption, household, family
• 가 ga edge, border, rim
• 가곡 gagok art song, lieder, Korean classical song
• 가공 gagong processing, manufacturing
• 가느다랗다 ganeudarata to be very thin, to be slender
• 가닥 gadak strand, string, lock
• 가로수 garosu roadside tree, street tree
• 가계 gagye family budget, household finances
• 가늠 ganeum gauge, estimate
• 가담 gadam participation, involvement
• 가동 gadong operation, working
• 가상 gasang virtual, imaginary
• 가설 gaseol hypothesis, assumption