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1000 Most Common Korean Words
1000 Most Common Korean Words
A thing or an object
To do
To be
To do
Person
10
we, our
11
He, That
12
To not be
13
To try
14
thing
15
To see
16
To be similar
17
18
Face, confront
19
To go
20
Year
21
One, a single
22
words, speaking
23
Work
24
A person, a man/woman
25
Speak
26
27
28
To come
29
To know
30
~ Mr.
31
32
To be big, large
33
One day
34
culture, society
35
many, much
To not do
36
~ not ~ + VERB
37
To be good
38
More
39
Receive
40
That thing
41
House
42
Come out
43
44
question, problem
45
Such a
46
To live
47
That
48
Be impossible
49
To think
50
To not know
51
The inside
52
To make
53
54
55
A case or an instance
56
57
58
Well
59
She
60
61
62
culture
63
64
Thought
65
66
Person counter
67
68
69
70
A sound, noise
71
Again
72
Different
73
74
woman, female
75
Unit or piece
76
grade, degree
77
All, everything
78
A little
79
want, hope
80
81
82
Together, with
83
Child
84
pass, elapse, go on
85
A lot
86
Time
87
You
88
89
90
To be born
91
Like this
92
Mom
93
Eyes
94
95
Store
96
97
An age,period
98
Next
99
100
Who
101
Place
102
many,various
103
Inside
104
One
105
World
106
107
108
Motion, movement
109
Percent
110
School
111
112
Most
113
The president
114
115
To start,begin
116
Right, correctly
117
Some, a certain
118
And so accordingly
119
That thing,whatever
120
Government
121
Every one
122
123
That thing
124
Money
125
A state or a nation
126
But or however
127
Day
128
A hobby
129
Everybody
130
Female
131
A friend
132
Heart
133
After
134
Put, place
135
Connection or relation
136
Father
137
Boy
138
Where?
139
body,physique
140
Face
141
Why?
142
143
An area, region
144
Be different
145
shape,body
146
Water
147
Meet
148
produce something
149
show,let see
150
To write
151
This thing
152
Without
153
This time
154
Road
155
lifestyle,livelihood
156
Take (medicine)
157
only,alone,merely
158
159
Way, method
160
To be new,novel
161
162
To sit down
163
First
164
The hand
165
A few
166
167
Process or course
168
Life
169
To hold
170
seek,look for
171
Especially
172
Time
173
174
Now
175
To go out
176
Conversation, talk
177
Education
178
To buy, purchase
179
Economy
180
Still
181
seize,catch
182
Together
183
Teacher
184
Art, an art
185
To stand
186
Cannot
187
History
188
To read
189
Result
190
Contents
191
Of course
192
A book
193
To rise, get up
194
Formal you
195
market,fair
196
197
To be important,weighty
198
199
To feel
200
To be hard, difficult
201
Power
202
Too much
203
A country
204
To call
205
A meaning, a sense
206
seat,spot
207
To light up
208
die,pass away
209
Already
210
Way, direction
211
Politics
212
213
Life
214
Story
215
Student
216
Research
217
Mamma
218
Name
219
One
220
Descend
221
An event,incident
222
As well as
223
To be easy
224
225
Reason
226
To need
227
words, a verse
228
arise,occur,happen
229
To use
230
Husband
231
The outside
232
The world,society
233
Small
234
Ride (bus)
235
University
236
A work of art
237
State of things
238
In the middle
239
Send
240
namely,that is to say
241
condition,state
242
After that
243
At that time
244
Literature
245
246
Extremely
247
A locality, district
248
Night
249
High
250
Recently
251
As it is, no change
252
Actuality, reality
253
Environment
254
Computer
255
First
256
257
258
259
Open
260
Head
261
to Ask
262
263
part,portion
264
An enterprise or business
265
Change, transformation
266
son,baby
267
Oh dear
268
An election
269
Refer to or be about
270
Minutes
271
272
To divide
273
274
Almost or nearly
275
Soon
276
277
Activity
278
Today
279
mutually,one another
280
Concern or interest
281
As expected, likewise
282
This thing
283
284
Advertisement
285
286
A room
287
mind,spirit
288
289
Accomplish, complete
290
Morning
291
To laugh, smile
292
293
294
295
296
Get, obtain
297
To be beautiful
298
The end
299
race,nation,people
300
301
investigation,inquiry
302
To be like something
303
Mouth
304
305
Like that
306
A movie
307
Need, requirement,necessity
308
way,method
309
The sky
310
Year
311
Science
312
Nature
313
Really
314
Construction or structure
315
316
Rice, a meal
317
To wear
318
Rather,preferably
319
Program
320
Yes
323
A day
324
A picture
325
326
327
To drink
328
to attack, assault
329
Alone
330
331
Now
332
Teaching or instruction
333
Alcohol
334
Love
335
Telephone
336
337
338
Dad
339
To be hung up or suspended
340
Protect, maintain
341
Once
342
Coffee
343
Chest
344
To be long
345
346
347
Flavor
348
Most
349
Industry
350
Very
351
352
Food
353
354
For sure
355
A part, a portion
356
Recently, nowadays
357
A plan or a project
358
Touch, feel
359
360
361
362
Continuously
363
Century
364
365
Wife
366
Family
367
368
Three
369
Development
370
371
372
373
374
Form, shape
375
Each or every
376
City
377
Work
378
atmosphere,surroundings
379
To be so or right
380
Age
381
382
Believe
383
change,exchange
384
To give birth
385
A thing, what
386
information,intelligence
387
388
To like, be fond of
389
390
Of that amount
391
To learn
392
393
A part, a role
394
Next to
395
Action, behavior
396
397
398
Compare to
399
An engine or a machine
400
A position, situation
401
Be of the extent of
402
Example
403
404
405
Influence, consequences
406
Certainly or of course.
407
408
Flow, stream
409
Uh, well,
410
Deep
411
A boat (boating)
412
Inside
413
A shape, form
414
A mountain
415
New
416
But, nevertheless
417
condition,stipulation
418
Door
419
Flower
420
A step, phase
421
Raise, lift up
422
423
Instructor
424
Suddenly
425
Cross or go across
426
427
Wind
428
To do well
429
Town
430
431
Representative
432
Possibility
433
Direction
434
A great meeting
435
Voice
436
Song
437
Sea
438
To be hard, difficult
439
Study
440
To move, stir
441
A member
442
Effort
443
entirely,utterly,completely
444
Older sister
445
A corps, a group
446
One part
447
To become known
448
To be possible
449
450
To assert,maintain
451
ones children
452
Fire
453
inhabitants,dwellers
454
gather,get together
455
materials,data
456
Existence
457
A school year
458
A newspaper
459
460
To understand
461
Manufactured goods
462
Field
463
Teacher
464
Business
465
466
Level
467
Last year
468
469
Mood
470
Era, period
471
To be young,youthful
472
Clothes
473
Function or functionality
474
A moment,a second
475
War
476
Before
477
A Dream
478
Grandmother
479
A meeting, a conference
480
Broadcast
481 To talk
482
Tree
483
To sleep
484
drama,a play
485
The same
486
To walk
487
Labor, work
488
489
The past
490
Price
491
a Length of time ( )
492
493
494
Watch closely
495
496
difference,disparity
497
498
season,time,occasion
499
A thing
500
Directly
501
Private or individual
502
But or however
503
Foot
504
writer,author
505
Effect, effectiveness
506
Buddhism
507
Pull
508
Like, according to
509
Quickly
510
To begin,start
511
Cease
512
To explain
513
The universe
514
An opportunity,chance
515
As though, as if
516
Years old
517
1) production 2)birth
518
Wish, hope
519
To be strong or powerful
520
521
Music
522
The best
523
Show, display
524
To hurt
525
526
Rain
527
Hometown
528
Be surprised
529
To be various, diverse
530
To cry, weep
531
A farmer
532
A bank
533
534
Marriage
535
536
537
538
The afternoon
539
Order, system
540
Put in a bottle
541
Meet, assemble
542
Residents of a city
543
544
Be fast, quick
545
546
baby,infant
547
548
549
550
As properly is suitable
551
The moon
552
To throw
553
really,truly
554
Space or room
555
556
Last, final
557
558
Hospital
559
Position, posture
560
561
The police
562
Take charge of
563
Evening
564
565
566
A journalist
567
Broad
568
A test
569
Sleep
570
principally,mainly
571
572
Side
573
Unification
574
Health
575
Close
576
Building
577
establishment,institution
578
A foreign country
579
The bottom
580
A man, an adult
581
A circumference
582
Instead of
583
A cause,a factor
584
To sell
585
586
An army
587
Enthusiastically,with zeal
588
To work, labor
589
590
Team
591
Parents
592
Somewhat
593
language,speech
594
To demand,claim,request
595
To go up, ascend
596
First
597
The director
598
599
Actually, really
600
Always, constantly
601
Have, encounter
602
Make a thing of
603
About, approximately
604
A period or a time or
605
Tobacco
606
607
Temporarily
608
Grandfather
609
610
611
Construction site
612
Already
613
614
since,from
615
A patient
616
Change
617
An accident
618
619
However much
620
Adjust, adapt
621
Uncooked rice
622
universal,common,usual
623
interesting,fun
624
To teach
625
Conversation
626
Stop, obstruct
627
This year
628
An elder brother
629
Differently
630
Throw away
631
affix,put on
632
A man, a person
633
Always
634
everything
635
636
Finish, complete
637
all,every
638
Only, merely
639
Help
640
Famly
641
Hang up or suspend
642
To fall into
643
To be far
644
Bus
645
646
647
Agriculture
648
Put, place up to
649
form,style
650
An opinion,a suggestion
651
Stage
652
Picture
653
assertion,insistance
654
655
656
To be strange,queer
657
The first
658
Stick, adhere to
659
Probably
660
To tell a story
661
Join, connect
662
A little
663
664
goal,purpose
665
attitude,comportment
666
Male
667
668
Countermeasure
669
670
671
Leg
672
anybody,everybody
673
By chance, accident
674
stuff,material
675
676
Never or by no means
677
678
Always
679
A year
680
681
Freedom
682
Responsibility
683
Be changed
684
To resemble
685
To be extreme,intense
686
Competition or rivalry
687
To love
688
No!
689
summer,summertime
690
To grow up
691
692
Concretely
693
An opportunity
694
695
The earth
696
697
A consumer
698
699
700
A standard or basis
701
End
702
Most certainly
703
An intention,design,purpose
704
705
And so it is that
706 Accept
707
Price
708
709
Construction
710
711
Laborer, worker
712
everytime,always
713
completely,perfectly
714
Car
715
To transmit,convey
716
To exist
717
718
719
Especially, particularly
720
A youngster, a child
721
To set,determine
722
One word
723
To preserve, maintain
724 Ideology
725
To study
726
The masses
727
Grow longer
728
729
730
Speech
731
To be okay
732
A tear
733
734
Light
735
Not
736
avoid,keep away
737
Pass or go through
738
Advance, go forward
739
740
Knowledge, information
741
742
743
To discover
744
A line, a route
745
746
747
An athlete
748
749
To plan, arrange
750
Half
751
To announce
752
753
754
755
756
Ear
757
A foundation
758
Meter
759
To disappear
760
To be how
761
Feelings
762
A memory
763
A fellow
764
Popularity
765
Abdomen
766
Apartment
767
Sometimes
768
769
Spoonful
770
In reality
771
Short, brief
772
To thank
773
Management or administration
774
That place
775
776
begin,start
777
778
779
Busy
780
Former days/times
781
To acknowledge,authorize
782
A person
783
784
To be bad
785
Deformity, malformation
786
To make
787
Game
788
International
789
Group
790
Life
791
tradition,convention
792
793
794
To examine,investigate
795
To be very big/large
796
To be
797
A poet
798
799
800
Evaluation, appraisal
801
Come down
802
A position, a location
803
reduce,decrease
804
Price
805
To change, vary
806
To be empty, vacant
807
Three countries
808
Customer
809
To want
810
communications,correspondance
811
To confirm,corroborate
812
A group, a party
813
814
Laughter, a smile
815
An instrument or a machine
816
signs,indications
817
matter,material
818
Announcer
819
News
820
821
822
Times, x-fold
823
school,teaching
824
Winter
825
religion,a faith
826
floor,grade,class
827 To be natural
828
829
A meal
830
To hold, embrace
831
Understanding
832
To forget
833
To present
834
835
836
837
To be absurd,wild,terribly large
838
839
Television
840
841
Compilation, editing
842
Practice
843
844
protection,shelter
845
To wash,cleanse
846
To be late (time)
847
The neighborhood
848
Letter
849
850
Reason
851
A plan, scheme
852
Centimeter
853
An arm
854
To be clear/obvious
855
Analysis
856
A young girl
857
To pass, elapse
858
order,sequence,degree
859
Product
860
Explanation
861
To be excellent
862
863
newly,anew
864
Age in years
865
866
TV
867
Spring
868
kind,sort,species
869
Be low
870
Shoulder
871
872
873
874
875
Lie down
876
To develop, grow
877
Trip
878
Death
879
Suffering or agony
880
Ball
881
To be becoming, suiting
882
May
883
884
885
886
887
Far away
888
889
A program, schedule
890
Older brother
891
Be pleasant,agreeable
892
Boundary, limits
893
894
895
April
896
To fight
897
Pretty, lovely
898
Conflict or troubles
899
Feel
900
will,volition
901
A specialty
902
To be exact
903
904
905
Delicious
906
907
see 6000
908
909
beauty,grace
910
use,emply
911
912
No sort of
913
A speech, discussion
914
Investment
915
916
To decide
917
Management or administration
918
goal,object
919
Growth
920
Forest
921
922
Last year
923
To go down
924
To reach
925
dawn,daybreak
926
Garbage
927
928
Wages, pay
929
Damage
930
A limit
931
fearful,dreadful
932
933
Bear, endure
934
Size, dimensions
935
Meat
936
To leave behind
937
938
939
To bring or get
940
Smell
941
soft,tender
942
Think, consider as
943
this,this thing
944
A public performance
945
946
Speed
949
seriousness,gravity
950
Preparation
951
To continue
952
September
953
clean,pure
954
A boy
955
News, information
956
June
957
Application
958
959
Goal
960
961
962
Old person
963
964
965
A bird
966
967
968
A decision or determination
969
Tendency or trend
970
A record or a document
971
Depending on
972
To answer, reply
973
One side
974
Chip, mince,dice
975
movement,motion,activity
976
Image
977
978
979
Principal
980
981
Buisness, duty
982
An entrance examination
983
To prepare
984
985
Yes, i see!
986
To win
987
To go meet somebody
988
989
990
The moon
991
Company boss
992
March
993
But or however
994
ones senior
995
A business enterprise
996
stature,height
997
998
999
So or hence or therefore
1000
To include,contain