📚 Category: HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS

ADVANCED LEVEL : 154 ☆☆ INTERMEDIATE LEVEL : 101 ☆☆☆ ELEMENTARY LEVEL : 0 ALL : 255

꾸중 : 윗사람이 아랫사람의 잘못을 꾸짖음. ☆☆ Noun
🌏 SCOLDING; ADMONITION: The act of an elder pointing out a mistake or wrongdoing of a younger person.

친족 (親族) : 주로 이름의 성이 같고 촌수가 가까운 사람. Noun
🌏 RELATIVE: A person who is close in degree of kinship, usually who has the same family name as one's own family name.

친화 (親和) : 서로 친하게 잘 어울림. Noun
🌏 HARMONY; FRIENDSHIP; AFFINITY: The state of being on friendly terms and in harmony with one another.

낯익다 : 전에 보거나 만난 적이 있어 알아볼 수 있거나 친숙하다. Adjective
🌏 FAMILIAR: Recognizable or intimate due to a previous encounter or meeting.

신세 (身世) : 다른 사람에게 도움을 받는 일이나 미안하고 실례가 되는 일. Noun
🌏 DEBT OF GRATITUDE: The act of receiving help from other people, or something that is troublesome or a burden.

얕보다 : 실제보다 낮추어 하찮게 보다. Verb
🌏 DEVALUE; DISESTEEM: To look down on someone or something.

대등 (對等) : 어느 한쪽의 힘이나 능력이 낫거나 못하지 않고 서로 비슷함. Noun
🌏 BEING EQUAL; BEING EVEN: A state in which two entities are about the same in their power or ability without one being better or worse than the other.

대장 (大將) : 한 무리나 집단의 우두머리. Noun
🌏 HEAD; LEADER: A head of a group or party.

감언이설 (甘言利說) : 남을 속이기 위하여, 남의 비위를 맞추거나 상황이 이로운 것처럼 꾸민 말. Noun
🌏 SWEET TALK: Lies to deceive someone, to flatter someone or to give the impression of a favorable situation.

피로연 (披露宴) : 결혼이나 출생 등의 기쁜 일을 널리 알리기 위해 베푸는 잔치. Noun
🌏 BANQUET; RECEPTION: A party thrown to widely announce a happy event, such as a wedding, birth, etc.

애칭 (愛稱) : 원래 이름 대신 친하고 다정하게 부르는 이름. Noun
🌏 PET NAME; NICKNAME: A name used instead of real name for calling someone affectionately and endearingly.

백년해로 (百年偕老) : 부부가 되어 평생을 사이좋게 지내고 행복하게 함께 늙음. Noun
🌏 MARRIED COUPLE GROWING OLD TOGETHER: A couple growing old together happily as husband and wife for the rest of their lives.

따돌림 : 밉거나 싫은 사람을 따로 떼어 멀리하거나 괴롭힘. Noun
🌏 BULLYING: The act of ostracizing or harassing someone whom one dislikes or hates.

험담 (險談) : 남의 부족한 점이나 잘못 등을 들추어 헐뜯음. 또는 그런 말. Noun
🌏 SLANDER; BACKBITING; GOSSIP: An act of revealing and speaking ill of someone's shortcomings or faults, etc.

봐주다 : 남의 입장을 이해하거나 잘못을 문제 삼지 않고 넘어가다. Verb
🌏 UNDERSTAND; TOLERATE; TURN A BLIND EYE TO: To understand someone's situation, or not to make an issue out of someone's fault or mistake.

부양 (扶養) : 수입이 없어서 혼자 생활하기 어려운 사람을 돌봄. Noun
🌏 SUPPORT: The act of taking care of someone who cannot live on his/her own because he/she has no income.

집사람 : (겸손하게 이르는 말로) 자기 아내. Noun
🌏 WIFE: (modest) One's wife.

쩔쩔매다 : 어려운 일을 당하여 어찌할 바를 모르고 헤매다. Verb
🌏 STRUGGLE: To be bewildered due to an occurrence of a difficult situation, not knowing what to do.

동등 (同等) : 등급이나 정도가 같음. 또는 그런 등급이나 정도. Noun
🌏 EQUALITY: The state or quality of having the same ranking or being of the same amount, or such a ranking or amount.

동성 (同性) : 성별이 같음. Noun
🌏 SAME SEX: The same gender.

차례 (茶禮) : 추석이나 설날 등의 낮에 지내는 제사. Noun
🌏 CHARYE: ancestral rite: A memorial ceremony held during the day on Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving Day, or Seollal, Lunar New Year's Day, etc.

주례 (主禮) : 결혼식 등에서 식을 맡아 진행하는 일. Noun
🌏 OFFICIATING: The act of presiding over a ceremony such as a wedding.

결별 (訣別) : 관계나 사귐을 끊고 헤어지는 것. Noun
🌏 SEPARATION; BREAKUP; SPLIT: Ending a relationship and parting.

참견 (參見) : 자기와 관계가 없는 일에 끼어들어 나서거나 말함. Noun
🌏 INTERFERENCE: An act of interfering in others' matters, which have nothing to do with oneself.

친교 (親交) : 친하고 가깝게 사귐. 또는 그렇게 사귄 정. Noun
🌏 FRIENDSHIP: The state of being close to someone; or the attachment forming in such a manner.

기만 (欺瞞) : 남을 속임. Noun
🌏 DECEPTION: The act of deceiving someone.

천생연분 (天生緣分) : 하늘이 맺어 준 인연. Noun
🌏 SOULMATE: One's divinely foreordained spouse.

맏형 (맏 兄) : 여러 형들 가운데 나이가 가장 많은 형. Noun
🌏 ELDEST BROTHER: The eldest brother among many brothers.

아비 : (낮춤말로) 자녀를 둔 남자를 이르거나 부르는 말. Noun
🌏 DAD; FATHER: (low form) A word used to refer to or address a man who has children.

(孃) : 여자인 아랫사람을 조금 높여 이르거나 부르는 말. Bound Noun
🌏 MS.: A moderately-raised form used to refer to or address a female listener who is younger or lower than oneself.

피차 (彼此) : 이쪽과 저쪽의 양쪽. Noun
🌏 BOTH; EACH OTHER: Both sides.

첫인사 (첫 人事) : 사람을 처음 만났을 때, 또는 편지 등에서 처음으로 하는 인사. Noun
🌏 FIRST GREETING: The greeting given to a person one meets for the first time.

절친하다 (切親 하다) : 매우 친하다. Adjective
🌏 CLOSE: Very intimate

고인 (故人) : 죽은 사람. Noun
🌏 DEAD PERSON; THE DECEASED: A dead person.

연하 (年下) : 자기보다 나이가 적음. 또는 그런 사람. Noun
🌏 BEING YOUNGER; YOUNGER PERSON: The state of being younger than someone; a person who is younger than someone.

무례 (無禮) : 말이나 행동에 예의가 없음. Noun
🌏 RUDENESS; DISRESPECT: The quality of having no manners in one's words or behavior.

헌신적 (獻身的) : 몸과 마음을 바쳐 모든 정성과 노력을 다하는. Determiner
🌏 DEVOTED; DEDICATED; COMMITTED: Trying hard sincerely to do something with one's heart and soul.

년생 (年生) : 어떤 학년의 학생임을 이르는 말. Bound Noun
🌏 NYEONSAENG: A bound noun used to refer to a student in a certain grade.

송년 (送年) : 한 해를 보냄. Noun
🌏 YEAR-END: The act of bidding the old year out.

각별하다 (各別 하다) : 관계나 태도 등이 보통과 다르게 아주 특별하다. Adjective
🌏 SPECIAL; EXTRAORDINARY: Treating someone in a special way or differently in a positive way in a relationship, attitude, etc.

(故) : 이미 세상을 떠난. Determiner
🌏 THE LATE: Being already dead.

따돌리다 : 밉거나 싫은 사람을 따로 떼어 멀리하거나 괴롭히다. Verb
🌏 EXCLUDE: To be separated from, distance oneself from, or give a hard time to someone one hates or does not like.

반항 (反抗) : 다른 사람이나 대상에 맞서 달려들거나 부딪힘. Noun
🌏 DEFIANCE; DISOBEDIENCE; REBELLION: The act of confronting, attacking or colliding with another person or object.

신의 (信義) : 믿음과 의리. Noun
🌏 FIDELITY; TRUTHFULNESS: Faith and loyalty.

노릇 : (낮잡아 이르는 말로) 직업으로 하는 일이나 직책을 맡아 하는 역할. Noun
🌏 JOB; WORK: (disparaging) What one does as his/her occupation; or a role assumed in line with his/her position.

노처녀 (老處女) : 결혼할 나이를 훨씬 넘겼지만 결혼하지 않은 여자. Noun
🌏 OLD MAID; SPINSTER: A single woman who is past marriageable age but has not married.

노총각 (老總角) : 결혼할 나이를 훨씬 넘겼지만 결혼하지 않은 남자. Noun
🌏 OLD BACHELOR: A single man who is past marriageable age but has not married.

: 결혼할 상대를 정하기 위하여 다른 사람의 소개로 남녀가 만나 보는 일. Noun
🌏 BLIND DATE WITH A POTENTIAL SPOUSE: An act of a man and woman being introduced to each other for the first time, mediated by a friend or acquaintance, to find a future spouse.

단결 (團結) : 여러 사람이 마음과 힘을 한데 합침. Noun
🌏 SOLIDARITY; UNITY; UNION: Many people making efforts together toward the same goal.

헐뜯다 : 남에게 해를 입히기 위해 나쁘게 말하다. Verb
🌏 SLANDER; MALIGN; SPEAK ILL OF: To speak ill of another to do harm to him/her.

여사 (女史) : (높이는 말로) 결혼한 여자. Noun
🌏 MRS.: (polite form) A married woman.

등지다 : 서로 사이가 나빠지다. Verb
🌏 BECOME ESTRANGED: For two people to not get along any more.

여의다 : 부모나 배우자가 죽어서 이별하다. Verb
🌏 BE BEREAVED OF; LOSE; BE BEREFT OF: To part from one's parent or spouse due to his/her death.

외동딸 : (귀엽게 이르는 말로) 다른 자식 없이 단 하나뿐인 딸. Noun
🌏 ONLY DAUGHTER: (endearing) The only daughter in a family without any other children.

외동아들 : (귀엽게 이르는 말로) 다른 자식 없이 하나뿐인 아들. Noun
🌏 ONLY SON: (endearing) The only son in a family without any other children.

위계질서 (位階秩序) : 직책이나 지위의 상하 관계에서 마땅히 지켜야 할 차례와 순서. Noun
🌏 ORDER OF RANK; HIERARCHY: An order or sequence of turns that one is expected to follow in vertical relationships among people of different ranks or position.

뒷바라지 : 뒤에서 보살피며 도와주는 일. Noun
🌏 CARE: The act of helping and caring for someone.

현모양처 (賢母良妻) : 마음이 너그럽고 슬기로운 어머니이면서 착한 아내. Noun
🌏 WISE MOTHER AND GOOD WIFE: A compound noun for a benevolent, wise mother, and good wife.

상견례 (相見禮) : 여러 사람들이 공식적으로 처음 만나 서로 인사하는 일. Noun
🌏 FIRST MEETING: An official meeting where many people see and get introduced to each other for the first time.

상봉 (相逢) : 서로 만남. Noun
🌏 MEETING; REUNION: An act of meeting one another.

새댁 (새 宅) : (높이는 말로) 새색시. Noun
🌏 NEWLYWED BRIDE: (polite form) A new bride.

선후배 (先後輩) : 선배와 후배. Noun
🌏 OLDER AND YOUNGER ALUMNI: Seniors and juniors.

혼인 (婚姻) : 남자와 여자가 부부가 되는 일. Noun
🌏 MARRIAGE; WEDDING: A state in which a man and woman become a married couple.

회갑 (回甲) : 사람이 태어난 지 만 육십 년이 되는 예순 번째 생일. Noun
🌏 ONE'S SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY; THE AGE OF SIXTY: The sixtieth birthday of a person.

조의금 (弔意金) : 남의 죽음을 슬퍼하는 뜻으로 내는 돈. Noun
🌏 CONDOLENCE MONEY: Money offered as a gesture to mourn the death of someone.

동행 (同行) : 함께 길을 감. Noun
🌏 ACCOMPANYING: The act of making a journey together.

또래 : 나이나 수준이 서로 비슷한 무리. 또는 그 무리에 속한 사람. Noun
🌏 PEER: A group of people of similar age or level, or a person in such a group.

경청 (傾聽) : 다른 사람이 말하는 것을 귀를 기울여 들음. Noun
🌏 LISTENING ATTENTIVELY; LISTENING COURTEOUSLY; BEING ALL EARS: Listening to what the other person says very attentively.

중매 (仲媒) : 결혼이 이루어지도록 남녀를 소개하는 일. Noun
🌏 MATCHMAKING: The act of matching a man with a woman for marriage.

(代) : 한 집안에 조상으로부터 이어져 내려오는 혈통과 계보. Noun
🌏 LINEAGE; FAMILY TREE: A family's bloodline and pedigree that has been passed down from generation to generation.

불화 (不和) : 서로 사이 좋게 어울리지 못함. Noun
🌏 DISHARMONY; DISCORD: Failure to being on friendly terms and in harmony with one another.

불효자 (不孝子) : 부모를 효성스럽게 모시어 받들지 않은 자식. Noun
🌏 UNDUTIFUL CHILD; UNFILIAL CHILD: A child who does not respect nor take good care of his/her parents.

지인 (知人) : 아는 사람. Noun
🌏 ACQUAINTANCE: A person whom one knows.

하객 (賀客) : 축하해 주러 온 손님. Noun
🌏 GUEST; VISITOR: A person coming to congratulate someone on a certain event.

양해 (諒解) : 다른 사람의 사정이나 잘못을 이해하고 너그럽게 받아들임. Noun
🌏 UNDERSTANDING; EXCUSE: An act of understanding others' situation or fault, and taking it broad-mindedly.

돈독하다 (敦篤 하다) : 믿음, 의리, 인정 등이 깊고 성실하다. Adjective
🌏 CLOSE; RELIABLE: Trustworthy, faithful, compassionate, and sincere.

오누이 : 오빠와 여동생. Noun
🌏 BROTHER AND SISTER: A brother and his younger sister.

맏이 : 여러 형제자매 가운데 첫 번째로 태어난 사람. Noun
🌏 FIRSTBORN: The firstborn child among many brothers and sisters.

헌신적 (獻身的) : 몸과 마음을 바쳐 모든 정성과 노력을 다하는 것. Noun
🌏 BEING DEVOTED; BEING DEDICATED; BEING COMMITTED: A state of trying hard sincerely to do something with one's heart and soul.

상의 (相議/商議) : 서로 의견을 주고받음. Noun
🌏 DISCUSSION: The act of talking and exchanging opinions with one another.

예전 : 꽤 시간이 흐른 지난날. Noun
🌏 PAST; OLD DAYS: Past days after which quite a long time has passed.

처가 (妻家) : 아내의 친정집. Noun
🌏 WIFE'S HOME: The home of one's wife's parents.

누이 : 같은 부모에게서 태어난 사이나 일가친척 가운데 남자가 여자 형제를 이르는 말. Noun
🌏 SISTER: A term of address used by a boy in referring to a girl who is either a sibling born to the same parents or a relative.

혈연 (血緣) : 같은 핏줄로 이어진 관계. Noun
🌏 BLOOD RELATION; BLOOD TIES: A relation which is formed based on blood.

유대감 (紐帶感) : 서로 가깝게 이어지거나 결합되어 통하는 느낌. Noun
🌏 BOND; FELLOWSHIP: The feeling of being closely connected or combined and being understood well.

내치다 : 내던져 버리다. Verb
🌏 THROW AWAY: To throw something away.

총각 (總角) : 결혼하지 않은 어른 남자. Noun
🌏 BACHELOR; SINGLE MAN: An adult man who is not married.

섬기다 : 윗사람을 따르고 받들어 모시다. Verb
🌏 SERVE: To follow and worship a superior.

우대 (優待) : 특별히 잘 대우함. 또는 그런 대우. Noun
🌏 FAVORABLE TREATMENT; HOSPITALITY: The act of giving someone special treatment; such treatment.

모친 (母親) : 자기 혹은 다른 사람의 어머니를 정중하게 이르는 말. Noun
🌏 MOTHER: A polite way of calling one's own or another person's mother.

(君) : 남자인 친구나 아랫사람을 친근하게 부르거나 이르는 말. Bound Noun
🌏 GUN: A bound noun used to refer to or address a male friend or someone who is younger in a friendly manner.

꼬마 : (귀엽게 이르는 말로) 어린아이. Noun
🌏 LITTLE BOY; LITTLE GIRL; KID: (endearingly) A little child.

가문 (家門) : 한 조상으로부터 이어져 내려오는 집안. 또는 그 사회적 지위. Noun
🌏 FAMILY; CLAN: A family that descends from the same ancestor or the social status of such a family.

과부 (寡婦) : 남편이 죽고 나서 남편 없이 사는 여자. Noun
🌏 WIDOW: A woman remaining unmarried after her husband's death.

얌체 : (낮잡아 이르는 말로) 자기 이익만 생각하고 부끄러움을 모르는 사람. Noun
🌏 FREE RIDER; SELFISH PERSON: (disparaging) A person who pursues self-interest only, and is shameless.

출생 (出生) : 세상에 나옴. Noun
🌏 BIRTH: An act of coming out of a womb, into the world.

배신 (背信) : 상대방의 믿음과 의리를 저버림. Noun
🌏 BETRAYAL; TREACHERY: The act of betraying the other side's trust and fidelity.

이상형 (理想型) : 가장 완전하다고 생각하는 사람의 유형. Noun
🌏 IDEAL TYPE: The type of a person whom one considers to be perfect.

형부 (兄夫) : 언니의 남편을 이르거나 부르는 말. Noun
🌏 BROTHER-IN-LAW: A word used to refer to or address one's elder sister's husband.

꾸짖다 : 윗사람이 아랫사람의 잘못을 몹시 나무라다. Verb
🌏 SCOLD; REBUKE: For an elder to severely point out a mistake or wrongdoing of a younger person.


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