🌿Korean Nature Vocabulary List

Browse all 456 Korean nature vocabulary words, organised by TOPIK level (1–6). Weather, animals, plants and the natural world. 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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Sample words

• 날씨 nalssi weather
• 덥다 deopda to be hot (weather)
• 따뜻하다 ttatteuthada to be warm
• 바람 baram wind
• 비 bi rain
• 시원하다 siwonhada to be cool, refreshing
• 그치다 geuchida to stop, cease
• 기온 gion temperature (air)
• 까맣다 kkamata to be black
• 날다 nalda to fly
• 노랗다 norata to be yellow
• 단풍 danpung autumn leaves, fall foliage
• 들어주다 deureojuda to grant, to fulfill a request, to listen to
• 맞이하다 majihada to welcome, to greet, to receive
• 주룩주룩 jurukjuruk (rain) pouring down
• 펑펑 peongpeong heavily (snow/cry)
• 강물 gangmul river water
• 강사 gangsa instructor, lecturer
• 보호하다 bohohada to protect
• 가뭄 gamum drought
• 강수량 gangsuryang precipitation, rainfall
• 개구리 gaeguri frog
• 개미 gaemi ant
• 거미 geomi spider
• 곤충 gonchung insect, bug
• 공중 gongjung the public, general public
• 그물 geumul net, mesh
• 금 geum gold, precious metal
• 금속 geumsok metal
• 기린 girin giraffe
• 자아 jaa self, ego
• 진달래 jindallae azalea (flower)
• 잎새 ipsae leaf (poetic)
• 동백꽃 dongbaekkkot camellia flower
• 고갈 gogal exhaustion, depletion
• 곰팡이 gompangi mold, mildew, fungus