Korean–English dictionary

아직

thus far · ajik

아침

part of the day between dawn and midday · achim

아카데미

specialized school · akademi

아칸소

US state · Akanso

아코디언

a small, portable, keyed wind instrument · akodieon

아폴로

a three-man spacecraft

아픔

ache or bodily suffering · apeum

안녕

greeting · annyeong

안녕하세요

greeting · annyeonghaseyo

안녕하십니까

greeting · annyeonghasimnikka

안뜰

enclosed space; a courtyard · antteul

안락사

practice of killing a human being or animal · allaksa

안마당

enclosed space; a courtyard · anmadang

안무

art · anmu

안으로

moving to the interior · aneuro

안장

seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal · anjang

안트베르펜

city · anteubereupen

안티오키아

(historical) Antioch on the Orontes · antiokia

알

small object for swallowing · al

알갈림

biology: cell division · alkallim

알다

be acquainted or familiar with · alda

알래스카

US state · Allaeseuka

알레르기

disorder of the immune system · allereugi

알레포

city in Syria · Allepo

알약

small object for swallowing · aryak

알제리

country · Aljeri

알코올

organic chemistry sense · alkool

알콜

organic chemistry sense · alkol

알파벳

pertaining to the alphabet · alpabet

앓다

in poor health, suffering from a disease · alta

암사자

female lion · amsaja

암시하다

to ask for without demanding · amsihada

암유

uncountable: figure of speech · amyu

암컷

one of the feminine sex or gender · amkeot

암페타민

amphetamine · ampetamin

앞

compass point · ap

애니메이션

causing images to appear to move · aenimeisyeon

애도

sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences · aedo

애듣

male given name · aedeut

애매모호

something liable to more than one interpretation · aemaemoho

애버딘

city in Scotland · aebeodin

애완동물

an animal kept as a companion · aewandongmul

애칭

familiar, invented given name · aeching

애플리케이션

small computer application · aepeullikeisyeon

앱

small computer application · aep

야마구치

Yamaguchi, Japan · Yamaguchi

야망

desire · yamang

야생의

not domesticated or tamed · yasaeng'ui

야수

non-human animal · yasu

야심

desire · yasim

야자열매

fruit of coco palm · yajayeolmae

약간의

small in amount, insignificant · yakgan-ui

약어

word formed by initial letters · yageo

양

animal · yang

양고추냉이

plant · yanggochunaeng'i

양도하다

give up · yangdohada

양모

cloth or yarn · yangmo

양성의

botany: having both male and female organs · yangseong-ui

양성자

positively charged nucleon · yangseongja

양심

moral sense · yangsim

양자

positively charged nucleon · yangja

양치기

a person who tends sheep · yangchigi

양키

native or inhabitant of the Northern USA · yangki

얘기

expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people · yaegi

어

word used to indicate agreement or acceptance · eo

어?

request to repeat · eo?

어느

not specifically named, indeterminate, indefinite · eoneu

어둡다

having an absolute or relative lack of light · eodupda

어디

at or in which place · eodi

어디에

to which place — see also where · eodie

어딘가에

to some place · eodin'ga'e

어떻게

in what manner · eotteoke

어렵다

requiring a lot of effort to do or understand · eoryeopda

어뢰

underwater weapon · eoroe

어른

adult · eoreun

어리다

as if young · eorida

어리석다

foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom · eoriseokda

어린이

young person (colloq.) · eorini

어머니

female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant · eomeoni

어머님

female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant · eomeonim

어미

female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant · eomi

어버이

person from whom one is descended · eobeoi

어쩌면

indicating a lack of certainty · eojjeomyeon

어찌

in what manner · eojji

어휴

Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise · eohyu

억류

act or state · eongnyu

억양

distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc. · eogyang

언니

woman or girl having the same parents · eonni

언어학자

one who studies linguistics · eoneohakja

언제

at what time, as a direct question · eonje

얻다

to get into one's possession · eotda

얼다

to freeze · eolda

얼래쓰커

US state · Eollaesseukeo

엄마

female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant · eomma

업데이트

action of making something up to date · eopdeiteu

엉덩이

buttocks · eongdeong'i

엉터리

vulgar slang for patently or offensively false statements — see also nonsense · eongteori

에디슨

Transliterations of the surname · ediseun

에미

female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant · emi

에서

with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at · eseo

에스

name of the letter S, s · eseu

에스키모

member of the Eskimo people(s) · eseukimo

에스토니아 사람

person · eseutonia saram

에스토니아인

person · eseutoniain

에이커

unit of surface area · eikeo

에티오피아

country in Eastern Africa · Etiopia

에휴

Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise · ehyu

엔지니어링

work of an engineer · enjinieoring

엘릭서

alchemy: liquid which was believed to turn non-precious metals to gold · ellikseo

여기

in, on, or at this place · yeogi

여동생

woman or girl having the same parents · yeodongsaeng

여성

adult female person · yeoseong

여우

Vulpes · yeou

여인

adult female person · yeoin

여자

adult female person · yeoja

여자(女子)아이

young female person · yeojaai

여행

journey · yeohaeng

역

place where a vehicle may stop · yeok

역사적인

pertaining to history · yeoksajeog-in

역설

apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true · yeokseol

연

time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun · yeon

연결하다

to join two or more pieces · yeon'gyeolhada

연기를 하다

act in a performance · yeon'gireul hada

연대기의

in order of time from the earliest to the latest · yeondaegiui

연로하다

of a living being: having lived for relatively many years · yeollohada

연상(聯想)하다

to connect in the mind or imagination · yeonsanghada

연약한

exposed to attack · yeonyakhan

연장전

extra period in sports · yeonjangjeon

연접

act of joining or being joined · yeonjeop

열다

to make something accessible · yeolda

열리다

to become open · yeollida

열쇠 구멍

a hole to lock/unlock with a key · yeolsoe gumeong

열쇠고리

chain or ring · yeolsoegori

열쇠꾸러미

chain or ring · yeolsoekkureomi

열정

fervour or devotion · yeoljeong

열차

line of connected cars or carriages · yeolcha

영국

Kingdom in southeastern Britain, one of the constituent countries of the UK · Yeongguk

영국(英國) 사람의

of or pertaining to an Englishman, Englishwoman, the English · yeongguk saram-ui

영국인(英國人)의

of or pertaining to an Englishman, Englishwoman, the English · yeonggugin-ui

영사관

the residency of a consul · yeongsagwan

영상

graphical representation · yeongsang

영양

nutrition · yeong'yang

영역

territory or state · yeong'yeok

영화

motion picture · yeonghwa

예

word used to indicate agreement or acceptance · ye

예?

request to repeat · ye?

예보

estimation of future condition · yebo

예비

that which is reserved or kept back, as for future use · yebi

예쁘다

attractive · yeppeuda

예상

estimation of future condition · yesang