Korean–English dictionary

음

used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations

응

word used to indicate agreement or acceptance · eung

응답

response · eungdap

응모자

one who applies · eungmoja

의논

argument, failure to agree · uinon

의도(意圖)하다

to intend; plan on doing · uidohada

의미

meaning or reason · uimi

의사

profession · uisa

의식

awareness · uisik

의정서

diplomatic document · uijeongseo

이

the (thing) here · i

이국적인

foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign · igukjeogin

이국풍의

foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign · igukpung'ui

이기다

transitive: achieve victory in · igida

이다

used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal · ida

이동시키다

(transitive) to change the place of something · idongsikida

이루다

to form · iruda

이르다

belonging in the early part of life · ireuda

이리

animal · iri

이맘

Muslim leader · imam

이미지

graphical representation · imiji

이분

person · ibun

이스라엘

the state · Iseura'el

이슬람교

Abrahamic religion · iseullamgyo

이야기

conversation · iyagi

이어폰

pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound · ieopon

이유

that which causes: a cause · iyu

이진

being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off · ijin

이탈리아어파

person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin · itallia'eopa

이해력

capacity of mind · ihaeryeok

이해하다

to grasp the meaning of · ihaehada

인

individual · in

인가

an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal · in'ga

인간

a human being · in'gan

인공호흡기

device to allow breathing · in'gonghoheupgi

인구

number of residents in a given area · in'gu

인기

the quality or state of being popular · in'gi

인내하다

to endure · innaehada

인도

paved footpath · indo

인도 대마

plant · indo daema

인도적

person with humanitarian concerns · indojeok

인도주의

concerned with people's welfare · indojuui

인류

a human being · illyu

인쇄

the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography · inswae

인수

variable that is being passed to a function · insu

인자

integral part · inja

인종

a large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of physical characteristics · injong

인터페이스

point of interconnection between entities · inteopeiseu

일

period of 24 hours · il

일각수

mythical beast · ilgaksu

일년감

fruit · illyeon'gam

일률

physics: measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy · illyul

일본(日本)의

of or relating to Japan · ilbon-ui

일부의

existing in part · ilbu-ui

일생

lifespan · ilsaeng

일어나다

to stop sleeping · ireonada

일으키다

to cause to do · ireukida

일정(一定)하다

consistent · iljeonghada

일주야

period of 24 hours · iljuya

일치

harmony of sounds · ilchi

일하다

intransitive: to do a specific task · ilhada

일화

short account of an incident · ilhwa

읽기

process of interpreting written language · ilgi

읽다

to look at and interpret letters or other information · ikda

잃다

cease to have in one's possession or capability · ilta

임시 직원

temporary employee · imsi jigwon

임신

condition · imsin

임신하다

carrying developing offspring within the body · imsinhada

입구

entry point · ipgu

입다

to have on (clothes or accessories) · ipda

입문서

introductory textbook · immunseo

입법부

governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws · ipbeopbu

입스위치

town · ipseuwichi

입양하다

to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen · ibyanghada

입의

relating to the mouth · ib-ui

입천장

roof of the mouth · ipcheonjang

잇다

to join two or more pieces · itda

잉글랜드

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

잉어

any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae · ing'eo

자각

awareness · jagak

자결

instance of killing oneself · jagyeol

자그레브

capital of Croatia · Jageurebeu

자극하다

to sexually stimulate · jageukhada

자네

subject pronoun: the person being addressed · jane

자두

fruit of Prunus domestica · jadu

자두나무

tree · jadunamu

자라다

(intransitive) to become bigger · jarada

자랑스럽다

gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied · jarangseureopda

자료

text · jaryo

자루

flexible container · jaru

자매

woman or girl having the same parents · jamae

자살

instance of killing oneself · jasal

자서

publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words · jaseo

자연스럽다

without additives · jayeonseureopda

자연의

of or relating to nature · jayeon-ui

자위하다

to masturbate · jawihada

자위행위를 하다

to masturbate · jawihaeng'wireul hada

자유적(自由的)이다

unconstrained · jayujeog-ida

자전

publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words · jajeon

자전거

vehicle · jajeon'geo

자주적

self-governing — see also independent · jajujeok

자책감

feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning · jachaekgam

자치

self-governing — see also independent · jachi

작곡가

one who composes music · jakgokga

작다

not large · jakda

작은

not large · jageun

작풍

manner of expression in writing or speech · jakpung

잔

unit of measure · jan

잘 가

short for goodbye — see also goodbye · jal ga

잘 있어

short for goodbye — see also goodbye · jal isseo

잘생기다

of man: attractive · jalsaenggida

잘츠부르크

city · Jalcheubureukeu

잡것

miscellaneous items; things · japgeot

잡년

sexually promiscuous woman · jamnyeon

잡다

to get into one's hands or control · japda

잡지

periodical · japji

장

section in a book · jang

장미

flower · jangmi

장방형

quadrilateral · jangbanghyeong

장소

place · jangso

장신구

element of decoration · jangsin'gu

장애인

sick person · jang'aein

장인

male artisan · jang'in

장절

section in a book · jangjeol

장화

heavy shoe that covers part of the leg · janghwa

재경주(再競走)하다

run (a race) again · jaegyeongjuhada

재산

piece of real estate · jaesan

재수

something that happens to someone by chance · jaesu

잭

device for raising and supporting a heavy object · jaek

저

personal pronoun · jeo

저것

that thing · jeogeot

저기

used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations · jeogi

저녁

time of day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight · jeonyeok

저어

used in conversation to fill space · jeo'eo

저희

generic we (the speaker and at least one other person, regardless of whether it's the person being addressed) · jeohui

적분

limit of sums · jeokbun

적응

process of adapting · jeogeung

적포도주

red wine — see also red wine · jeokpodoju

전

(to tell the time) before, to, e.g. a quarter of three (2:45) · jeon

전갈(全蠍)자리

constellation · Jeon'galjari

전갈좌

constellation · Jeon'galjwa

전달

of forces in a gearbox · jeondal

전도

religious evangelism · jeondo

전등

device producing light · jeondeung

전신 타자기

automatically translated electric telegraph · jeonsin tajagi

전자

pertaining to electrons · jeonja

전쟁

conflict involving organized use of arms · jeonjaeng

전지

device storing electricity · jeonji

전체

entire · jeonche

전통적인

conforming to set rules and traditions · jeontongjeogin