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expression of laughter · k
ㅋㅋㅋ
expression of laughter · kkk
ㅎㅎ
expression of laughter · hh
가가린
Russian surname
가구
group of buildings demarcated by streets · gagu
가금
domestic fowl · gageum
가냘프다
performed in a weak or feeble manner · ganyalpeuda
가로막
mechanics: flexible membrane · garomak
가르치다
to pass on knowledge · gareuchida
가미카제
suicidal attack · gamikaje
가방
flexible container · gabang
가볍다
of low weight · gabyeopda
가브리엘
male given name · Gabeuriel
가스
(uncountable, chemistry) state of matter · gaseu
가슴
chest, breast · gaseum
가시
sharp protective structure of a plant · gasi
가운데에
of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things) · gaunde-e
가입전신
teletype network · gaipjeonsin
가재
crustacean · gajae
가정
group of people related by blood, marriage, law, or custom · gajeong
geometrical figure · gak
각기둥
type of polyhedron · gakgidung
각도
geometrical figure · gakdo
간단(簡單)하다
uncomplicated · gandan-hada
간디
surname Gandhi · gandi
간부
husband or wife who commits adultery · ganbu
간음자
husband or wife who commits adultery · ganeumja
간판
large advertisement along side of highway · ganpan
간호사
person trained to provide care for the sick · ganhosa
간호원
person trained to provide care for the sick · ganhowon
갈라지다
to become divided in two or separated; shed · gallajida
갈리폴리
peninsula in Turkey · gallipolli
갈보
sexually promiscuous woman · galbo
갈색
colour · galsaek
갈퀴
pronged tool · galkwi
갈퀴다
to act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake · galkwida
fruit · gam
감독자
one who oversees · gamdokja
감미롭다
having a pleasant sound · gammiropda
감미료
food additive · gammiryo
감수성
the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli · gamsuseong
감자
plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable · gamja
감화
stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions · gamhwa
강도
one who robs · gangdo
강아지
animal · gang'aji
강제로
in a forcible manner · gangjero
강조하다
to emphasise (a point) · gangjohada
강황
plant · ganghwang
같다
used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same · gatda
animal · gae
개 같은 놈
morally reprehensible person — see also scoundrel · gae gateun nom
개새끼
generic term of abuse · gaesaekki
개잎갈 나무
coniferous tree in genus Cedrus · gaeipgal namu
개자식
generic term of abuse · gaejasik
개정
correction or addition to a law · gaejeong
개집
shelter · gaejip
개털
not anything, nothing · gaeteol
갱신
action of making something up to date · gaengsin
갱신하다
to make something up to date · gaengsinhada
거기
in or at that place · geogi
거기에
in or at that place · geogie
거꾸로
to a reversed order, or opposite direction · geokkuro
거룩한
dedicated to a religious purpose · georukhan
거류지
tract of land reserved for Aboriginal people · georyuji
거리
(countable, uncountable) amount of space between points · geori
거물
person with a great deal of power or influence · geomul
거북
land or marine reptile with a shell · geobuk
거절하다
(transitive) decline (request, demand) · geojeolhada
거주의
of everyday life · geojuui
거주하다
have permanent residence · geojuhada
거품
substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains · geopum
건축가
designer of buildings · geonchukga
걸레
sexually promiscuous woman · geolle
걸상
a seat · geolsang
검둥이
black person (derogatory) · geomdung'i
검사
challenge, trial · geomsa
검은담비
animal · geomeundambi
검은딸기
shrub · geomeunttalgi
검찰
a person instituting criminal prosecution · geomchal
검찰관
a person instituting criminal prosecution · geomchalgwan
게이
homosexual — see also homosexual, lesbian · gei
겨울잠
(biology) state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression during winter · gyeouljam
격려
stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions · gyeongnyeo
격막
mechanics: flexible membrane · gyeongmak
animal · gyeon
견과
hard-shelled fruit · gyeon'gwa
견디다
to endure · gyeondida
결과
that which follows something on which it depends · gyeolgwa
결승 진출자
participant in final · gyeolseung jinchulja
결점
defect, fault · gyeoljeom
결함
defect · gyeolham
결합
act of joining or being joined · gyeolhap
결혼하다
to be joined in marriage · gyeolhonhada
경량(輕量)의
of low weight · gyeongnyang-ui
경멸
contempt, disdain · gyeongmyeol
경멸적
tending to lessen the value of · gyeongmyeoljeok
경옥
gem · gyeong'ok
경음기
transducer · gyeong'eumgi
경이
something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel · gyeong'i
경작
art or act of cultivating · gyeongjak
경제
effective management of the resources of a community or system · gyeongje
경제학
study of resource and wealth allocation, consumption, and distribution, of capital and investment, and of management of the factors of production; application of this study to a particular domain · gyeongjehak
계란(鷄卵) 껍질
object · gyeran kkeopjil
계략
tactic · gyeryak
계량
act or result of measuring · gyeryang
계량기
measuring instrument · gyeryanggi
계승자
one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another · gyeseungja
계절
quarter of a year · gyejeol
계집
adult female person · gyejip
계책
tactic · gyechaek
계통
group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole · gyetong
계피
spice · gyepi
고고학
scientific study of past remains · gogohak
고기
body tissue · gogi
고대
ancient times · godae

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