Advanced Korean Nature Vocabulary (TOPIK 6)
A complete list of 79 advanced-level Korean nature vocabulary words (TOPIK 6). Every word includes romanization and its English meaning, curated by a certified Korean language teacher. Filter to search, or switch levels below.
| Korean | Romanization | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 고갈 | gogal | exhaustion, depletion |
| 곰팡이 | gompangi | mold, mildew, fungus |
| 광활하다 | gwanghwalhada | to be vast, to be wide, to be expansive |
| 궂다 | gutda | to be nasty, to be gloomy (weather) |
| 균 | gyun | germ, bacteria, microbe |
| 그윽하다 | geueukhada | to be deep, to be serene, to be profound |
| 급류 | geumnyu | rapid current, torrent |
| 기류 | giryu | air current, trend, mood |
| 기어오르다 | gieooreuda | to climb up, to clamber up |
| 길들이다 | gildeurida | to tame, to train, to domesticate |
| 깃발 | gitbal | flag, banner |
| 꿈틀거리다 | kkumteulgeorida | to wriggle, to squirm, to writhe |
| 나부끼다 | nabukkida | to flutter, to wave, to flap |
| 나지막하다 | najimakhada | to be low, to be a little low (height or voice) |
| 낙타 | nakta | camel |
| 냇가 | naetga | streamside, creek bank |
| 녹슬다 | nokseulda | to rust, to become rusty |
| 녹아내리다 | noganaerida | to melt down, to thaw and flow |
| 녹지 | nokji | green space, green area |
| 다지다 | dajida | to chop finely, to strengthen, to firm up |
| 대양 | daeyang | ocean, vast sea |
| 독사 | doksa | poisonous snake, viper |
| 돌아다보다 | doradaboda | to look back on, to glance back at |
| 돌연변이 | doryeonbyeoni | mutation, genetic mutation |
| 돌파 | dolpa | breakthrough, breaking through |
| 둑 | duk | embankment, levee, dike |
| 뒤돌아보다 | dwidoraboda | to look back, to turn around and look |
| 뒹굴다 | dwinggulda | to roll around, to tumble, to wallow |
| 들끓다 | deulkkeulta | to be seething, to be boiling with people |
| 딛다 | ditda | to step on, to tread on |
| 따돌리다 | ttadollida | to ostracize, to exclude, to leave out |
| 떠돌아다니다 | tteodoradanida | to wander, to roam around |
| 막강 | makgang | overwhelming power, immense strength |
| 맞아떨어지다 | majatteoreojida | to fit perfectly, to turn out exactly right |
| 맴돌다 | maemdolda | to hover around, to circle |
| 맺히다 | maethida | to form, to be beaded (tears, sweat) |
| 먹구름 | meokgureum | dark clouds, storm clouds |
| 모닥불 | modakbul | bonfire, campfire |
| 몰아치다 | morachida | to lash out, to rage, to press hard |
| 무공해 | mugonghae | pollution-free, clean environment |
| 무르익다 | mureuikda | to ripen fully, to mature |
| 무성하다 | museonghada | to be lush, to be thick (vegetation) |
| 무수하다 | musuhada | to be countless, to be innumerable |
| 바퀴벌레 | bakwibeolle | cockroach |
| 변 | byeon | feces, excrement, trouble |
| 부패 | bupae | corruption, decay, rot |
| 부풀리다 | bupullida | to inflate, to exaggerate |
| 빙산 | bingsan | iceberg |
| 빼돌리다 | ppaedollida | to embezzle, spirit away, sneak off |
| 뿌리내리다 | ppurinaerida | to take root, become established |
| 산모 | sanmo | mother in childbirth, new mother |
| 산물 | sanmul | product, outcome, result |
| 생태 | saengtae | ecology, living conditions |
| 섭리 | seomni | providence, divine plan |
| 순응 | suneung | adaptation, compliance, conforming |
| 신축성 | sinchukseong | elasticity, flexibility |
| 실마리 | silmari | clue, thread, lead |
| 싱그럽다 | singgeureopda | to be fresh and lush, to be fragrant |
| 암호 | amho | password, code, cipher |
| 역량 | yeongnyang | capability, competence, capacity |
| 영광 | yeonggwang | glory, honor |
| 웃돌다 | utdolda | to exceed, to go above |
| 자아 | jaa | self, ego |
| 정신력 | jeongsillyeok | mental strength, willpower |
| 처지다 | cheojida | to sag, to hang down, to fall behind |
| 철강 | cheolgang | steel, iron and steel |
| 충실 | chungsil | faithfulness, diligence, sincerity |
| 치유 | chiyu | healing, cure, recovery |
| 친화 | chinhwa | harmony, affinity, friendliness |
| 파내다 | panaeda | to dig out, to excavate |
| 파헤치다 | pahechida | to dig into, to expose, to unearth |
| 평평하다 | pyeongpyeonghada | to be flat, level, even |
| 풀어내다 | pureonaeda | to unravel, work out, solve |
| 풀어놓다 | pureonota | to release, let loose, set free |
| 학대 | hakdae | abuse, mistreatment |
| 형상 | hyeongsang | shape, form, appearance |
| 호의 | houi | goodwill, kindness, favor |
| 휩쓸리다 | hwipsseullida | to be swept away, be carried along |
| 흘러들다 | heulleodeulda | to flow in, drift into |
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