| Lú {prop} (Chinese surname) | :: ^노 /No/, ^로 /Ro/ |
| Lù {prop} (Chinese surname) | :: ^육 /Yuk/, ^륙 /Ryuk/ (chiefly North Korea) |
| la {n} (syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale) | :: 라 /ra/ |
| lab {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
| label {n} (small ticket or sign giving information) | :: 라벨 /rabel/, 레이블 /reibeul/ |
| labia {n} (folds of tissue at opening of vulva) | :: 음순 /eumsun/ (陰脣) |
| labia majora {n} (outer folds of vulva) | :: 대음순 /daeeumsun/ (大陰脣) |
| labia minora {n} ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) | :: 소음순 /so-eumsun/ (小陰脣) |
| labor {n} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| labor {v} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| laboratory {n} (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) | :: 실험실 /silheomsil/ (實驗室), 랩 /raep/ |
| laboratory {n} (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) | :: 연구실 /yeon-gusil/ (研究室) |
| labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union | :: |
| labour {n} (work) | :: 노동 /nodong/ (勞動), 로동 /rodong/ (勞動) |
| labour {v} (to work) | :: 일하다 /ilhada/ |
| labyrinth {n} (maze) | :: 미로 /miro/ (迷路) |
| lac {n} (a resinous substance) | :: 래커 /raekeo/ |
| lac {n} (lakh) SEE: lakh | :: |
| lace {n} (fabric) | :: 레이스 /reiseu/ |
| lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| lachanophobia {n} (irrational fear of vegetables) | :: 야채 공포증 /yachae gongpojeung/ |
| lack {n} (deficiency, need) | :: 부족 /bujok/, 결핍 /gyeolpip/ |
| lack {v} (be without, need, require) | :: 없다 /eopda/, 부족하다 /bujokhada/ |
| lackey {n} (liveried male servant) | :: 하인 /hain/, 종 /jong/ |
| lackey {n} (a fawning, servile follower) | :: 주구 /jugu/ |
| lacking {n} (absence of something) SEE: lack | :: |
| La Coruña {prop} (A Coruña) SEE: A Coruña | :: |
| lacquer {n} (glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating) | :: 래커 /raekeo/, 바니시 /banisi/ |
| lacrosse {n} (the sport) | :: 라크로스 /rakeuroseu/ |
| lactose {n} (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products) | :: 락토스 /raktoseu/, 유당 /yudang/, 젖당 /jeotdang/ |
| lactose intolerance {n} (inability to metabolize lactose) | :: 젖당못견딤증 /jeotdangmotgyeondimjeung/ |
| Lada {prop} (a Russian car) | :: ^라다 /Rada/ |
| ladder {n} (climbing tool) | :: 사다리 /sadari/, 사닥다리 /sadakdari/ |
| ladder lottery {n} (method of decision-making) | :: 사다리타기 /sadaritagi/, 사다리 게임 /sadari geim/ |
| ladies and gentlemen {n} (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) | :: 여러분 /yeoreobun/, 신사숙녀 여러분 /sinsasungnyeo yeoreobun/ |
| ladies first {proverb} (phrase encouraging gentlemanliness) | :: 레이디 퍼스트 /reidi peoseuteu/ |
| ladle {n} (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) | :: 국자 /gukja/ |
| Ladoga {prop} (a lake in Russia) | :: ^라도가 호 /Radoga ho/ |
| lady {n} (woman of breeding and authority) | :: 레이디 /reidi/, 부인 /bu-in/ |
| ladybird {n} (member of Coccinellidae) | :: 무당벌레 /mudangbeolle/ |
| ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| ladyfinger {n} (okra) SEE: okra | :: |
| lady's man {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer | :: |
| lagoon {n} (shallow body of water) | :: 석호 /seokho/ (潟湖), 라군 /ragun/ |
| Lagos {prop} (former capital of Nigeria) | :: ^라고스 /Ragoseu/ |
| Lagrange point {n} (a point in an orbital configuration) | :: 라그랑주점 /Rageurangju-jeom/ |
| Lahore {prop} (Lahore) | :: ^라호르 /Rahoreu/ |
| Lahti {prop} (city of Finland) | :: 라흐티 /raheuti/ |
| Laius {prop} (father of Oedipus and husband of Jocasta) | :: 라이오스 /raioseu/ |
| lake {n} (body of water) | :: 호수 /hosu/ |
| lake {n} (a kind of coloring agent) | :: 래커 /raekeo/ |
| Lake Biwa {prop} (Japan's largest lake) | :: ^비와 호 /Biwa ho/ |
| Lake Ladoga {prop} (Ladoga) SEE: Ladoga | :: |
| lakh {num} (one hundred thousand) | :: 라크 /rakeu/ |
| laksa {n} (a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia) | :: 락사 /raksa/ |
| Lalibela {prop} (town in Ethiopia) | :: 랄리벨라 /rallibella/ |
| lama {n} (master of Tibetan Buddhism) | :: 라마 /rama/ |
| lamb {n} (flesh of lamb as food) | :: 양고기 /yanggogi/ |
| lambada {n} (Brazilian dance) | :: 람바다 /rambada/ |
| lambda {n} (name of the Greek letter) | :: 람다 /ramda/ |
| lame duck {n} (an official who is marking time until leaving their office) | :: 레임 덕 /reim deok/, 임기말 증후군 /imgimal jeunghugun/ |
| lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill | :: |
| Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: 애가 /aega/ |
| lamia {n} (monster in mythology) | :: 라미아 /ramia/ |
| lammergeier {n} (bird) | :: 수염수리 /suyeomsuri/ |
| lammergeyer {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier | :: |
| lamp {n} (device producing light) | :: 램프 /raempeu/, 전등 /jeondeung/, 등불 /deungbul/ |
| lamp {n} (oil device producing light) | :: 램프 /raempeu/, 광명 /gwangmyeong/ |
| lampoon {n} (written satirical attack) | :: 풍자문 /pungjamun/ (諷刺文 ) |
| lamprey {n} (a fish) | :: 칠성장어 /chilseongjang-eo/ |
| lampshade {n} (cover over a lamp) | :: 등피 /deungpi/, 램프셰이드 /raempeusyeideu/ |
| lance {n} | :: 창 /chang/ |
| Lan-chou {prop} (Lanzhou) SEE: Lanzhou | :: |
| land {n} (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | :: 땅 /ttang/, 뭍 /mut/, 토지 /toji/ (土地) |
| land {n} (real estate or landed property) | :: 땅 /ttang/, 토지 /toji/ (土地) |
| land {n} (country or region) | :: 땅 /ttang/, 나라 /nara/ |
| land {n} (someone's homeplace) | :: 조국 /joguk/ |
| land {n} (ground that is suitable for farming) | :: 땅 /ttang/, 토지 /toji/ (土地) |
| land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air) | :: 내리다 /naerida/, 착륙하다 /changnyukhada/ |
| land {v} (to arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water) | :: 닿다 /data/, 상륙하다 /sangnyukhada/ |
| land {v} (to bring to land) | :: 내리다 /naerida/, 부리다 /burida/ |
| land {v} (to deliver) SEE: deliver | :: |
| -land {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) | :: 국 /guk/ (國) |
| lander {n} (space probe) | :: 착륙선 /changnyukseon/ |
| -landia {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) SEE: -land | :: |
| landlocked {adj} (surrounded by land) | :: 내륙 /naeryuk/ |
| landmass {n} (large continuous area of land) | :: 대륙 /daeryuk/ |
| land mine {n} (mine that is placed on land) | :: 지뢰 /jiroe/ (地雷) |
| Land of Liberty {prop} | :: 자유의 나라 /jayuui nara/ |
| Land of the Rising Sun {prop} (Japan) | :: ^떠오르는 태양의 땅 /Tteooreuneun taeyang-ui ttang/ |
| landowner {n} (a person who owns land) | :: 지주 /jiju/ (地主) |
| landscape {n} (portion of land or territory) | :: 풍경 /punggyeong/ |
| Landsknecht {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) SEE: lansquenet | :: |
| landslide {n} (natural disaster) | :: 산사태 /sansatae/ (山沙汰) |
| Langhe {prop} (hilly area in Piedmont) | :: ^랑게 /Rangge/ |
| language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) | :: 언어 /eoneo/ (言語), 말 /mal/ |
| language {n} (the ability to communicate using words) | :: 언어 /eoneo/ (言語), 말 /mal/ |
| language {n} (vocabulary of a particular field) | :: 용어 /yong-eo/ (用語) |
| language {n} (particular words used) | :: 용어 /yong-eo/ (用語), 단어 /daneo/ (單語) |
| language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) | :: 언어 /eoneo/ (言語) |
| language barrier {n} (barrier to communication) | :: 언어장벽 /eoneo jangbyeok/ |
| language exchange {n} (language exchange) | :: 언어 교환 /eoneo gyohwan/ (言語交換) |
| language family {n} (set of languages) | :: 어족 /eojok/ (語族) |
| language swap {n} (language exchange) SEE: language exchange | :: |
| Languedoc {prop} (French province) | :: 랑그도크 /ranggeudokeu/ |
| lansquenet {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) | :: 란츠크네히트 /rancheukeunehiteu/ |
| lantern {n} (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light) | :: 랜턴 /raenteon/, 등롱 /deungnong/, 손전등 /sonjeondeung/ |
| lanthanum {n} (metallic element) | :: 란탄 /rantan/, 란타늄 /rantanyum/, 란타넘 /rantaneom/ |
| lanyard {n} (a cord worn around the neck; used to hold a small object such as a whistle) | :: 랜야드 /raenyadeu/ |
| Lanzhou {prop} (a city of China) | :: ^란저우 /Ranjeou/ |
| Lao {n} (person) | :: 라오스인 /raoseu-in/ |
| Lao {n} (language) | :: 라오어 /rao-eo/ |
| Lao {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language) | :: 라오 /rao/ |
| Laocoön {prop} (Trojan or Argonaut) | :: 라오콘 /raokon/ |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic {prop} (country in Southeast Asia (official name)) | :: ^라오 인민민주공화국 /Rao inminminjugonghwaguk/ |
| Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: ^라오스 /Raoseu/ |
| Laotian {n} (Laotian person) SEE: Lao | :: |
| Laotian {prop} (language) | :: 라오스어 /Raoseu-eo/ |
| Lao-Tzu {prop} (Laozi) SEE: Laozi | :: |
| Laozi {prop} (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) | :: ^노자 /Noja/ (老子), ^로자 /Roja/ |
| Laozi {prop} (Tao Te Ching) SEE: Tao Te Ching | :: |
| lap {n} (upper legs of a seated person) | :: 무릎 /mureup/ |
| lap {n} | :: 무릎 /mureup/ |
| La Paz {prop} (capital city of Bolivia) | :: ^라파스 /Rapaseu/ |
| lapidation {n} (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) | :: 투석형 /tuseokhyeong/ (投石刑) |
| Laplace operator {n} (mathematics, physics: differential operator used in modeling of wave propagation, heat flow and many other applications) | :: ^라플라스 작용소 /Rapeullaseu jagyongso/ |
| Laplacian {n} (Laplace operator) SEE: Laplace operator | :: |
| Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) | :: ^라플란드 /Rapeullandeu/, ^사프미 /Sapeumi/ |
| Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland | :: |
| La Pérouse Strait {prop} (strait) | :: ^라페루즈 해협 /Raperujeu haehyeop/ |
| lapsang souchong {n} (tea) | :: 정산소종 /jeongsansojong/, 랍상 소우총 /rapsang souchong/ |
| lapti {n} (bast shoes) | :: 랍티 /rapti/ |
| laptop {n} (computing: a laptop computer) | :: 노트북 /noteubuk/, 랩톱 /raeptop/ |
| laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop | :: |
| larboard {n} (port) SEE: port | :: |
| larch {n} (a coniferous tree) | :: 낙엽송 /nagyeopsong/ |
| lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon | :: |
| lard {n} (fat from the abdomen of a pig) | :: 라드 /radeu/ |
| large {adj} (of greater size, see also: big) | :: 큰 /keun/ |
| large breasts {n} | :: 거유 /geoyu/, 폭유 /pogyu/ |
| largehead hairtail {n} | :: 갈치 /galchi/ |
| Large Magellanic Cloud {prop} (largest satellite of Milky Way) | :: 대마젤란운 /daemajellanun/ |
| lark {n} (bird) | :: 종다리 /jongdari/, 노고지리 /nogojiri/ |
| larva {n} (a stage of growth) | :: 유충 /yuchung/ |
| larva {n} (an animal in such stage of growth, see also: tadpole) | :: 유충 /yuchung/ |
| laryngitis {n} (inflammation of the larynx) | :: 후두염 /huduyeom/ |
| larynx {n} (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production) | :: 후두 /hudu/ (喉頭) |
| lasagna {n} (baked dish) | :: 라자냐 /rajanya/ |
| lasagne {n} (lasagna) SEE: lasagna | :: |
| laser {n} (device producing beam of light) | :: 레이저 /reijeo/ |
| laser {n} (laser beam) SEE: laser beam | :: |
| laser beam {n} (light from a laser) | :: 레이저 빔 /reijeo bim/ |
| lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash | :: |
| La Spezia {prop} (city in Liguria, Italy) | :: ^라스페치아 /Raseupechia/ |
| lass {n} (a young woman or girl) | :: 아가씨 /agassi/ |
| lass {n} (sweetheart) SEE: sweetheart | :: |
| last {adj} (final) | :: 마지막 /majimak/ |
| last {adj} (most recent) | :: 지난 /jinan/ |
| lastborn {n} (youngest child of a family) | :: 막내 /mangnae/ |
| lastborn {n} (youngest member) | :: 막내 /mangnae/ |
| last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname | :: |
| last night {n} (previous evening or night) | :: 지난밤 /jinanbam/, 어젯밤 /eojetbam/ |
| last night {adv} (during the night before today) | :: 어젯밤 /eojetbam/, 어제저녁 /eojejeonyeok/ |
| last resort {n} (only remaining option) | :: 최후의 수단 /choehuui sudan/ |
| last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear) | :: 작년 /jangnyeon/ (昨年) |
| Las Vegas {prop} (city) | :: ^라스베이거스 /Raseubeigeoseu/ |
| latch {n} (fastening for a door) | :: 걸쇠 /geolsoe/ |
| late {adj} (near the end of a period of time) | :: 늦다 /neutda/ |
| late {adj} (not arriving until after an expected time) | :: 지각 /jigak/ |
| late {adv} (proximate in time) | :: 늦다 /neutda/, 지각하다 /jigakhada/ |
| lately {adv} (recently) SEE: recently | :: |
| latent heat {n} (heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase) | :: 잠열 /jamyeol/ |
| later {adv} (more late) | :: 후에 /hue/, 후 /hu/ |
| later {adv} (afterward in time) | :: 나중에 /najung-e/ |
| lathe {n} (machine tool used to shape a piece of material) | :: 선반 /seonban/ (旋盤) |
| lather {n} (foam of soap and water) | :: 비누 거품 /binu geopum/ |
| Latin {adj} (of the language) | :: 라틴 /ratin/ |
| Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans) | :: 라틴어 /ratineo/ |
| Latin {n} (person native to ancient Rome or its Empire) | :: 고대로마인 /godaeromain/ (古代로마人) |
| Latin {n} (person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin) | :: 이탈리아어파 /itallia-eopa/ |
| Latin alphabet {n} (the 26-letter alphabet) | :: 로마 문자 /roma munja/, 로마자 /romaja/ |
| Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese) | :: ^라틴 ^아메리카 /Ratin Amerika/ |
| Latin Church {prop} (one of the particular churches) | :: 라틴 교회 /ratin gyohoe/ |
| Latinization {n} (act or process of Latinizing) | :: ^라틴화 /Ratinhwa/ |
| latitude {n} (angular distance north or south from the equator) | :: 위도 /wido/ |
| latitude {n} (imaginary line parallel to the equator) | :: 위선 /wiseon/ |
| Latium {prop} (region of central Italy) | :: ^라티움 /Ratium/ |
| latrine {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| latter {adj} (relating to or being the second of two items) | :: 후자 /huja/ |
| latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern | :: |
| lattice {n} (regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points) | :: 결정격자 /gyeoljeonggyeokja/ |
| lattice {n} | :: 격자 /gyeokja/, 격자창 /gyeokjachang/ |
| Latvia {prop} (country) | :: ^라트비아 /Rateubia/ |
| Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia) | :: 라트비아어 /rateubia-eo/ |
| laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) | :: 웃음 /udeum/, 웃음소리 /udeumsori/ |
| laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) | :: 웃다 /utda/ |
| laughing kookaburra {n} (Dacelo novaeguineae) | :: 웃음물총새 /udeummulchongsae/ |
| laughing stock {n} (object of ridicule) | :: 웃음거리 /udeumgeori/ |
| laugh off {v} (respond to a negative situation lightheartedly) | :: 웃다 /utda/ |
| laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing) | :: 웃음 /udeum/ |
| launderette {n} (place with facilities for washing that public may use) | :: 빨래방 /ppallaebang/, 코인런드리 /koin-reondeuri/, 동전식 세탁기 /dongjeonsik setakgi/ |
| laundromat {n} (launderette) SEE: launderette | :: |
| laundry {n} (laundering; washing) | :: 세탁 /setak/ (洗濯), 빨래 /ppallae/ |
| laundry {n} (place or room where laundering is done) | :: 세탁실 /setaksil/, 세탁소 /setakso/ |
| laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered) | :: 빨랫감 /ppallaetgam/, 세탁물 /setangmul/ |
| lava {n} (molten rock) | :: 용암 /yong-am/ (熔岩) |
| lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma | :: |
| lavash {n} (a soft, thin flatbread) | :: 라바슈 /rabasyu/ |
| lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink | :: |
| law {n} (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) | :: 법률 /beomnyul/ (法律) |
| law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed) | :: 법 /beop/ (法) |
| law {n} (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena) | :: 법칙 /beopchik/ |
| law {n} (mathematics: statement that is true under specified conditions) | :: 법칙 /beopchik/ (法則) |
| lawlessness {n} (lack of law and order) | :: 무법 /mubeop/ |
| lawmaker {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer | :: |
| lawn {n} (open space between woods) | :: 숲 속 공터 /sup sok gongteo/ |
| lawn {n} (ground covered with grass) | :: 풀밭 /pulbat/, 초지 /choji/, 잔디밭 /jandibat/ |
| lawn {n} (a type of linen or cotton fabric) | :: 론 /ron/, 한랭사 /hallaengsa/ |
| lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawnmower {n} (a device to cut grass) | :: 예취기 /yechwigi/, 잔디깎기 /jandikkakgi/ |
| law of nature {n} (natural law) SEE: natural law | :: |
| lawrencium {n} (chemical element) | :: 로렌슘 /rorensyum/ |
| law school {n} (institution) | :: 법학전문대학원 /beophakjeonmundaehagwon/ |
| lawsuit {n} (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) | :: 소송 /sosong/ |
| lawyer {n} (professional person authorized to practice law) | :: 변호사 /byeonhosa/ |
| lawyer's wig {n} (Coprinus comatus) | :: 먹물버섯 /meongmulbeoseot/ |
| laxative {n} (substance with a laxative effect) | :: 변비약 /byeonbiyak/ |
| lay {v} (to place something down in a position of rest) | :: 눕다 /nupda/, 엎드리다 /eopdeurida/ |
| layer {n} (single thickness of some material covering a surface) | :: 층 /cheung/ |
| lay open {v} (East Asian patent publication) | :: 공개하다 /gonggaehada/ |
| Lazarus {prop} (New Testament characters) | :: 나사로 /nasaro/ |
| laziness {n} (quality of being lazy) | :: 게으름 /geeureum/ |
| Lazio {prop} (Italian region) | :: ^라치오 주 /Rachio ju/ |
| lazy {adj} (unwilling to work) | :: 게으른 /geeureun/ |
| lazybones {n} (person who is lazy) | :: 게으름뱅이 /geeureumbaeng-i/ |
| lead {n} (chemical element) | :: 납 /nap/, 연 /yeon/ (鉛) |
| lead {v} (intransitive: to guide or conduct) | :: 안내하다 /annaehada/ |
| leader {n} (one having authority) | :: 지도자 /jidoja/ (指導者), 리더 /rideo/, 수령 /suryeong/ |
| leadership {n} (capacity to lead) | :: 지도력 /jidoryeok/ (指導力) |
| lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive | :: |
| leaf {n} (part of a plant) | :: 잎 /ip/ |
| leaf {n} (sheet of a book) | :: 낱장 /natjang/ |
| leaf {n} (tea leaves) SEE: tea leaf | :: |
| leaflet {n} (small plant leaf) | :: 전단지 /jeondanji/ (傳單紙), 전단 /jeondan/ (傳單) |
| league {n} (a group or association of cooperating members) | :: 연맹 /yeonmaeng/, 련맹 /ryeonmaeng/ , 동맹 /dongmaeng/ |
| league {n} (organization of sports teams) | :: 리그 /rigeu/ |
| League of Nations {prop} (international organization) | :: ^국제연맹 /Gukjeyeonmaeng/ |
| league table {n} (tabular display of teams) | :: 팀 순위 /tim sunwi/ |
| leak {v} (to allow fluid to escape or enter) | :: 새다 /saeda/ |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) | :: 피사의 사탑 /pisaui satap/ |
| leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar) | :: 윤년 /yunnyeon/ (閏年) |
| learn {v} (to acquire knowledge or ability) | :: 배우다 /bae-uda/ |
| learn {v} | :: 배우다 /bae-uda/ |
| learned {adj} (having much learning) | :: 박식한 /baksikhan/ |
| least {determiner} (the smallest amount of) | :: 가장 적게 /gajang jeokge/ |
| least common multiple {n} ((number theory)) | :: 최소공배수 /choesogongbaesu/ |
| least significant bit {n} (bit of the largest order) | :: 최하위 비트 /choehawi biteu/ |
| least weasel {n} (Mustela nivalis) | :: 무산쇠족제비 /musansoejokjebi/ |
| leather {n} (material produced by tanning animal skin) | :: 가죽 /gajuk/ |
| leave {v} (to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting) | :: 떠나다 /tteonada/, 나가다 /nagada/, 방치하다 /bangchihada/ |
| leave {v} (to depart (intransitive)) | :: 떠나다 /tteonada/ |
| leave me alone {phrase} (stop talking to me) | :: 나 좀 내버려 둬 /na jom naebeoryeo dwo/ |
| leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave | :: |
| leave someone on read {v} (read someone's message and not give any response) | :: 읽씹하다 /ikssiphada/ |
| Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon) | :: 레바논 공화국 /rebanon gonghwaguk/ |
| Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic) | :: ^레바논 /Rebanon/ |
| lecture {n} (a spoken lesson) | :: 강의 /gang-ui/ |
| lecturer {n} (person who gives lectures) | :: 강사 /gangsa/ |
| LED {n} (light-emitting diode) | :: 발광 다이오드 /balgwang daiodeu/ |
| lederhosen {n} (Bavarian knee-breeches made of leather) | :: 레더호젠 /redeohojen/ |
| leech {n} (annelid) | :: 거머리 /geomeori/ |
| leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician | :: |
| Leeds {prop} (city in England) | :: ^리즈 /Rijeu/ |
| leek {n} (vegetable) | :: 파 /pa/ |
| left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north) | :: 왼 /oen/, 왼쪽 /oenjjok/ |
| left {adv} (on the left side) | :: 왼쪽에 /oenjjoge/ |
| left bank {n} (river bank to the left when facing downstream) | :: 좌안 /jwaan/ |
| left-handed {n} (preferring the left hand over the right) | :: 왼손잡이 /oensonjabi/ |
| left-hander {n} (a person who is left-handed) | :: 왼손잡이 /oensonjabi/ |
| leftish {adj} (left-wing) SEE: left-wing | :: |
| left wing {n} (politics) | :: 좌익 /jwaik/ (左翼), 좌파 /jwapa/ (左派) |
| left-wing {adj} (favoring social equality) | :: 좌익 /jwaik/ (左翼), 좌파 /jwapa/ (左派) |
| lefty {n} (left-hander) SEE: left-hander | :: |
| leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) | :: 다리 /dari/, 각 /gak/ (脚) |
| leg {n} (portion of the lower appendage from knee to ankle) | :: 종아리 /jong-ari/, 하퇴 /hatoe/ |
| leg {n} (stage of journey) | :: 여정 /yeojeong/, 구간 /gugan/ |
| leg {n} (game played in a tournament) | :: 경기 /gyeonggi/ |
| leg {n} (side in a triangle) | :: 변 /byeon/, 빗변 /bitbyeon/ |
| legacy {n} (money or property bequeathed to someone in a will) | :: 유산 /yusan/ |
| legal {adj} (allowed or prescribed by law) | :: 합법적인 /hapbeopjeogin/ |
| legal entity {n} (organisation that the law treats as a legal person) SEE: legal person | :: |
| legalese {n} (technical talk of the legal profession) | :: 법률 용어 /beomnyul yong-eo/ |
| legalization {n} (process of making something legal) | :: 합법화 /hapbeophwa/ (合法化) |
| legalize {v} (make legal) | :: 합법화하다 /hapbeophwahada/ (合法化 + 하다 /hada/) |
| legal person {n} (organization or group of people) | :: 법인 /beobin/ (法人) |
| legal studies {n} (study of theories and philosophies related to law) SEE: jurisprudence | :: |
| legal tender {n} (currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt) | :: 법화 /beophwa/, 법정통화 /beopjeongtonghwa/ |
| legato {n} | :: 레가토 /regato/ |
| legend {n} (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) | :: 전설 /jeonseol/ (傳說) |
| leghorn {n} (small white chicken breed) | :: 레그혼 /regeuhon/ |
| legion {n} (the major unit or division of the Roman army) | :: 군단 /gundan/ |
| legislation {n} (the act of legislating) | :: 입법 /ipbeop/, 립법 /ripbeop/ |
| legislation {n} (law already enacted by legislature) | :: 법률 /beomnyul/ |
| legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws) | :: 입법자 /ipbeopja/ |
| legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| Lego {n} (toy brick) | :: ^레고 /Rego/ |
| leguaan {n} (iguana) SEE: iguana | :: |
| Leicester {prop} (city in England) | :: ^레스터 /Reseuteo/ |
| Leiden {prop} (city in South Holland) | :: ^레이던 /Reideon/, ^라이덴 /Raiden/ |
| leishmaniasis {n} (pathology) | :: 리슈만편모충증 /risyumanpyeonmochungjeung/ |
| leisure {n} (freedom provided) | :: 여가 /yeoga/ |
| leisure {n} (time free) | :: 여가 /yeoga/ |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: lexeme) SEE: lexeme | :: |
| lemma {n} (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition) | :: 보조정리 /bojojeongni/ |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term) | :: 올림말 /ollimmal/, 표제어 /pyojeeo/ |
| lemma {n} (botany: one of the specialized bracts around the floret in grasses) | :: 겉겨 /geotgyeo/ |
| lemon {n} (citrus fruit) | :: 레몬 /remon/ |
| lemon {n} (tree) | :: 레몬 /remon/, 레몬나무 /remonnamu/ |
| lemonade {n} (still beverage) | :: 레모네이드 /remoneideu/, 레몬에이드 /remoneideu/ |
| lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis) | :: 멜리사 /mellisa/, 레몬 밤 /remon bam/, 레몬밤 /remonbam/ |
| lemongrass {n} (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) | :: 레몬그래스 /remon-geuraeseu/ |
| lemon meringue pie {n} (classic type of pie) | :: 레몬머랭파이 /remon meoraeng pai/ |
| lemon squeezer {n} (device used to extract juice from lemons) | :: 레몬 즙 짜개 /remon jeup jjagae/ |
| lemon verbena {n} (shrub) | :: 레몬 버베나 /remon beobena/ |
| lemur {n} (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea) | :: 여우원숭이 /yeouwonsung-i/ |
| Lena {prop} (Lena River) | :: ^레나 강 /Rena gang/, ^레나 /Rena/ |
| lend {v} (to allow to be used temporarily) | :: 빌리다 /billida/ |
| lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| length {n} (distance along the longest dimension) | :: 길이 /giri/ |
| leniency {n} (quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case) | :: 너그러움 /neogeureoum/ |
| Lenin {prop} (a Russian revolutionary and politician) | :: ^레닌 /Renin/ |
| Leningrad {prop} (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) | :: ^레닌그라드 /Renin-geuradeu/ |
| Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) | :: 레닌주의 /reninjuui/ |
| lenition {n} (weakening of consonant articulation) | :: 연음화 /yeoneumhwa/ |
| Lennon {prop} (surname) | :: ^레논 /Renon/ |
| lens {n} (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) | :: 렌즈 /renjeu/ |
| lens {n} (anatomy: transparent crystalline structure in the eye) | :: 수정체 /sujeongche/ (水晶體) |
| Lent {n} (Christian period of penitence before Easter) | :: 사순절 /sasunjeol/ (四旬節) |
| lenticular {n} (lenticular galaxy) SEE: lenticular galaxy | :: |
| lenticular galaxy {n} (galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter) | :: 렌즈형은하 /renjeuhyeong-eunha/ |
| lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle | :: |
| lentil {n} (plant Lens culinaris) | :: 렌즈콩 /renjeukong/ |
| lentil {n} (seed used as food) | :: 렌즈콩 /renjeukong/, 편두 /pyeondu/ |
| Leo {prop} (constellation) | :: 사자 자리 /saja jari/ |
| leopard {n} (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) | :: 표범 /pyobeom/ |
| leprosy {n} (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae) | :: 나병 /nabyeong/ (癩病) |
| lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality) | :: 레즈비언 /rejeubieon/ |
| lesbian {n} (homosexual woman) | :: 레즈비언 /rejeubieon/, 여성동성애자 /yeoseongdongseong-aeja/ |
| Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| leshy {n} (a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology) | :: 레시 /resi/ |
| Lesotho {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: ^레소토 /Resoto/ |
| less {determiner} | :: 보다 적은 /boda jeogeun/ |
| lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus) | :: 줄무늬노랑발갈매기 /julmunuinorangbalgalmaegi/ |
| less is more {proverb} (less is more) | :: 적은 것이 더 많다 /jeogeun geodi deo manta/ |
| lesson {n} (section of learning or teaching) | :: 수업 /sueop/, -과 /-gwa/ |
| lessor {n} (owner of property that is leased) | :: 임대인 /imdaein/ |
| less than {adj} (the character <) | :: 보다 작다 /boda jakda/ |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor | :: |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (mediocre) SEE: mediocre | :: |
| let {v} (to allow) | :: 허락하다 /heorakhada/ |
| let {v} (to put up for rent) | :: 임대하다 /imdaehada/ |
| let alone {conj} (to say nothing of) | :: 커녕 /keonyeong/ |
| let bygones be bygones {v} (to disregard a past offense) | :: 과거를 묻지 마세요 /gwageoreul mutji maseyo/ |
| Lethe {prop} (personification of oblivion) | :: ^레테 /Rete/ |
| let me see {phrase} | :: 글쎄 /geulsse/, 글쎄요 /geulsseyo/ |
| let's {v} (let us; forming first-person plural imperative) | :: ᆸ시다 /ᆸsida/, 자 /ja/, 시죠 /sijyo/ |
| let's go {phrase} (hortative of go) | :: 갑시다 /gapsida/ , 가요 /gayo/ , 가자 /gaja/ |
| letter {n} (a symbol in an alphabet) | :: 문자 /munja/ (文字) |
| letter {n} (written message) | :: 편지 /pyeonji/ (便紙, 片紙) |
| letterbox {n} (collection point for mail) | :: 우체통 /uchetong/ |
| letterbox {n} (delivery point for mail) | :: 우편함 /upyeonham/ |
| letter of credit {n} (trade finance document) | :: 신용장 /sinyongjang/ |
| let there be light {phrase} (let there be light) | :: 빛이 있으라 /bichi isseura/ |
| Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca) | :: 상추 /sangchu/ |
| lettuce {n} | :: 상치 /sangchi/ |
| Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| leu {n} (unit of currency of Romania) | :: 레우 /re-u/ |
| leukemia {n} (cancer of blood forming tissue) | :: 백혈병 /baekhyeolbyeong/ |
| leukocyte {n} (a white blood cell) | :: 백혈구 /baekhyeolgu/ (白血球) |
| lev {n} (currency of Bulgaria) | :: 레프 /repeu/ |
| Levant {prop} (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea) | :: ^레반트 /Rebanteu/ |
| level {adj} | :: 수평 /supyeong/ |
| level {n} (distance relative to a given reference elevation) | :: 수평 /supyeong/ |
| level {n} (degree or amount) | :: 수평 /supyeong/, 수준 /sujun/, 레벨 /rebel/ |
| level {n} | :: 수준 /sujun/ |
| level crossing {n} (at-grade crossing) | :: 건널목 /geonneolmok/ |
| lever {n} (rigid piece) | :: 지레 /jire/ |
| lever {n} (small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device) | :: 지레 /jire/ |
| leviathan {n} (Biblical sea monster) | :: 레비아탄 /rebiatan/ |
| levigate {v} (to lighten) SEE: lighten | :: |
| levitation {n} | :: 공중부양 /gongjungbuyang/ |
| Leviticus {prop} (the book of the Bible and Torah) | :: 레위기 /rewigi/ |
| lexeme {n} (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma) | :: 어휘소 /eohwiso/ |
| lexical category {n} (linguistic category of words) | :: 품사 /pumsa/ |
| lexicography {n} (art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries) | :: 사전학 /sajeonhak/ (詞典學) |
| lexicology {n} (linguistic discipline) | :: 어휘학 /eohwihak/ |
| Leyden jar {n} (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity) | :: ^라이덴병 /Raidenbyeong/, ^라이덴 병 /Raiden byeong/ |
| Lhasa {prop} (Capital of Xizang (Tibet)) | :: ^라싸 /Rassa/ |
| li {n} (Chinese unit of distance) | :: 리 /ri/ (里) |
| Li {prop} (Li: the Chinese surname) | :: ^이 /I/ (李), ^리 /Ri/ (李) |
| liaison {n} (linguistics: a sandhi) | :: 리에종 /riejong/ |
| Liaoning {prop} (province of China) | :: ^랴오닝 /Ryaoning/, 료녕 /ryonyeong/, 요녕 /yonyeong/ |
| liar {n} (one who tells lies) | :: 거짓말쟁이 /geojinmaljaeng-i/ |
| libation {n} (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice) | :: 신주 /sinju/ (神酒), 헌주 /heonju/ (獻酒) |
| liberal {adj} (pertaining to the arts the study of which is considered worthy of a free man) | :: 자유주의의 /jayujuuiui/ (自由主義-) |
| liberal {adj} (generous, willing to give unsparingly) | :: 후하다 /huhada/ (厚-) |
| liberal {adj} (ample, abundant, generous in quantity) | :: 많다 /manta/, 풍부하다 /pungbuhada/ (豊富-) |
| liberal {adj} (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.) | :: 개방적인 /gaebangjeogin/ (開放的-), 관대한 /gwandaehan/ (寬大-) |
| liberal {adj} (open to political or social reforms) | :: 진보적인 /jinbojeogin/ (進步的-) |
| liberal {n} (one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty) | :: 자유주의자 /jayujuuija/ (自由主義者), 진보주의자 /jinbojuuija/ (進步主義者) |
| liberal {n} (supporter of a liberal party, see also: progressive) | :: 진보주의자 /jinbojuuija/ (進步主義者) |
| liberalism {n} (quality of being liberal) | :: 자유주의 /jayujuui/ (自由主義) |
| liberalism {n} (political movement) | :: 자유주의 /jayujuui/ (自由主義) |
| liberate {v} (to free) | :: 해방하다 /haebanghada/ (解放하다 /-/) |
| liberation {n} (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) | :: 해방 /haebang/ (解放) |
| Liberia {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: ^라이베리아 /Raiberia/ |
| libertarianism {n} (political philosophy) | :: 자유지상주의 /jayujisangjuui/ |
| liberty {n} (condition of being free) | :: 자유 /jayu/ (自由) |
| libidinous {adj} (having lustful desires) | :: 음탕한 /eumtanghan/ |
| libido {n} (drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.) | :: 리비도 /ribido/ |
| Libra {prop} (constellation) | :: 천칭 자리 /cheonching jari/ |
| library {n} (institution which holds books etc.) | :: 도서관 /doseogwan/ (圖書館) |
| library {n} (collection of books) | :: 장서 /jangseo/ |
| library {n} (collection of subprograms) | :: 라이브러리 /raibeureori/ |
| library {n} (deck or draw pile) | :: 서고 /seogo/ |
| libration {n} (astronomy: apparent wobble of the moon) | :: 칭동 /chingdong/ |
| libration {n} (astronomy: similar characteristic of another celesial object) | :: 칭동 /chingdong/ |
| libre {adj} ((software): with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) | :: 자유 /jayu/ |
| libretto {n} (text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera) | :: 리브레토 /ribeureto/ |
| Libreville {prop} (capital of Gabon) | :: ^리브르빌 /Ribeureubil/ |
| Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa) | :: ^리비아 /Ribia/ |
| licence {n} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| licence {v} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| license {n} (legal document giving official permission to do something) | :: 면허증 /myeonheojeung/ (免許證) |
| license {n} (legal terms of product usage) | :: 면허 /myeonheo/ (免許), 라이선스 /raiseonseu/, 라이센스 /raisenseu/ |
| license plate {n} (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle) | :: 자동차 번호판 /jadongcha beonhopan/ |
| licentious {adj} | :: 방자한 /bangjahan/ |
| lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer | :: |
| lichen {n} (symbiotic association of algae and fungi) | :: 지의류 /jiuiryu/ |
| Li-chiang {prop} (Lijiang) SEE: Lijiang | :: |
| lick {n} (the act of licking) | :: 핥음 /halteum/ |
| lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue) | :: 핥다 /halda/ |
| licorice {n} (plant) | :: 감초 /gamcho/ (甘草) |
| lid {n} (top or cover) | :: 뚜껑 /ttukkeong/, 덮개 /deopgae/ |
| lie {v} (be in horizontal position) | :: 놓이다 /noida/ |
| lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) | :: 거짓말하다 /geojinmalhada/ |
| lie {n} (intentionally false statement) | :: 거짓말 /geojinmal/ |
| Liechtenstein {prop} (Principality of Liechtenstein) | :: ^리히텐슈타인 /Rihitensyutain/ |
| lie down {v} (assume a reclining position) | :: 눕다 /nupda/ |
| lieutenant {n} (lowest commissioned officer rank) | :: 중위 /jung-wi/ |
| lieutenant {n} | :: 중위 /jung-wi/, 소위 /sowi/, 대위 /daewi/ |
| lieutenant general {n} (an officer above major general and below general) | :: 중장 /jungjang/ |
| life {n} (the state of being alive) | :: 생명 /saengmyeong/ (生命), 삶 /sam/, 생활 /saenghwal/ |
| life {n} (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being) | :: 존재 /jonjae/ (存在), 생활 /saenghwal/ (生活) |
| life-affirming {adj} (appearing to have an optimistic quality) SEE: optimistic | :: |
| life after death {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| life assurance {n} (insurance policy) SEE: life insurance | :: |
| life cycle {n} (course of stages through which an organism passes) | :: 라이프 사이클 /raipeu saikeul/ |
| lifeguard {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard | :: |
| life insurance {n} (form of insurance) | :: 생명보험 /saengmyeong boheom/ (生命保險) |
| life sentence {n} (sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life) | :: 종신형 /jongsinhyeong/ (終身刑) |
| lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) | :: 엘리베이터 /ellibeiteo/, 승강기 /seungganggi/ (昇降機) |
| lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief | :: |
| lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula | :: |
| lifting {n} (weightlifting) SEE: weightlifting | :: |
| ligament {n} (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position) | :: 인대 /indae/ (靭帶) |
| ligand {n} (something that binds to another chemical entity) | :: 리간드 /rigandeu/ |
| ligature {n} (typography: character that combines multiple letters) | :: 합자 /hapja/ |
| Liège {prop} (province in Belgium) | :: ^리에주 /Rieju/ |
| liger {n} (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) | :: 라이거 /raigeo/ |
| light {v} (to start (a fire)) | :: 불붙이다 /bulbuchida/, 불을 지르다 /bureul jireuda/, 점화하다 /jeomhwahada/ (點火-), 인화하다 /inhwahada/ (引火-) |
| light {v} (to illuminate) | :: 불켜다 /bulkyeoda/, 밝히다 /balkida/, 비추다 /bichuda/ |
| light {adj} (having light) | :: 밝다 /bakda/ |
| light {adj} (pale in colour) | :: 창백하다 /changbaekhada/ (蒼白-), 옅다 /yeotda/, 밝다 /bakda/ |
| light {adj} (of low weight) | :: 가볍다 /gabyeopda/, 경량의 /gyeongnyang-ui/ (輕量-) |
| light {adj} (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.) | :: 저- /jeo-/ (低-) |
| light {n} (electromagnetic waves) | :: 빛 /bit/, 광 /gwang/ |
| light {n} (source of illumination) | :: 불 /bul/ |
| light {n} (spiritual illumination) | :: 빛 /bit/ |
| light {n} (flame or something used to create fire) | :: 불 /bul/ |
| lightboat {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light bulb {n} (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) | :: 전구 /jeon-gu/ (電球) |
| light-emitting diode {n} (rectifying semiconductor device) | :: 발광 다이오드 /balgwang daiodeu/ |
| lighten {v} (to alleviate) | :: 덜어주다 /deoreojuda/ |
| lighter {n} (fire making device) | :: 라이터 /raiteo/ |
| light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) | :: 등대 /deungdae/ (燈臺) |
| lighthouse keeper {n} (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light) | :: 등대지기 /deungdaejigi/ |
| lightning {n} (flash of light) | :: 번개 /beon-gae/, 벼락 /byeorak/ |
| lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly | :: |
| light pen {n} (a computer input device) | :: 라이트 펜 /raiteu pen/ |
| lightsaber {n} (a fictional type of sword) | :: 광검 /gwanggeom/, 라이트세이버 /raiteuseibeo/ |
| lightship {n} (lightship) | :: 등선 /deungseon/ |
| light source {n} (source of illumination) | :: 광원 /gwang-won/, 빛샘 /bitsaem/ |
| light spectrum {n} (range of colors) SEE: spectrum | :: |
| lightspeed {n} (the speed of light) | :: 광속 /gwangsok/ (光速) |
| lightvessel {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light year {n} (astronomical distance) | :: 광년 /gwangnyeon/ (光年) |
| lignite {n} (coal) | :: 갈탄 /galtan/, 아탄 /atan/ |
| Lijiang {prop} (a prefecture-level city in west China) | :: ^리장 /Rijang/ |
| like {v} (enjoy) | :: 좋아하다 /joahada/ |
| like {v} (find attractive) | :: 좋아하다 /joahada/ |
| like {v} (to show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote) | :: 좋아요 하다 /joayo hada/ |
| like {adj} (similar) | :: 비슷한 /biseuthan/ |
| like {prep} (similar to) | :: 비슷한 /biseuthan/, 같은 /gateun/ |
| like {prep} (such as) | :: ...처럼 /...cheoreom/ |
| like father, like son {proverb} (a son will have traits similar to his father) | :: 부전자전 /bujeonjajeon/ |
| likelihood {n} (probability) | :: 가능성 /ganeungseong/ (可能性) |
| likelihood {n} (mathematical likelihood) | :: 우도 /udo/ |
| likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| like shooting fish in a barrel {prep} (extremely easy) | :: 누워서 떡먹기 /nuwoseo tteongmeokgi/ |
| like that {prep} (in that particular manner) | :: 그렇게 /geureoke/ |
| likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too | :: |
| lilac {n} (flower) | :: 라일락 /raillak/ |
| Lilian {prop} (female given name) | :: ^릴리안 /Rillian/ |
| Liliana {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| Lille {prop} (city in France) | :: ^릴 /Ril/ |
| Lillian {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| Lilongwe {prop} (capital of Malawi) | :: ^릴롱궤 /Rillonggwe/, ^리롱웨 /Rirong-we/ |
| lily {n} (flower in the genus Lilium) | :: 나리 /nari/, 백합 /baekhap/ |
| lily of the valley {n} (Convallaria majalis) | :: 은방울꽃 /eunbang-ulkkot/ |
| Lima {prop} (the capital city of Peru) | :: ^리마 /Rima/ |
| limb {n} (major appendage of human or animal) | :: 팔 /pal/, 팔다리 /paldari/, 사지 /saji/, 지 /ji/ |
| limbo {n} (place for innocent souls) | :: 림보 /rimbo/, 지옥의 변방 /jiog-ui byanbang/ |
| lime {n} (inorganic material containing calcium) | :: 석회 /seokhoe/ |
| lime {n} (green citrus fruit) | :: 라임 /raim/ |
| limerence {n} (state of mind) | :: 리머런스 /rimeoreonseu/ |
| Limerick {prop} (town) | :: 리머릭 /rimeorik/ |
| limestone {n} (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) | :: 석회암 /seokhoeam/ |
| limit {n} (boundary) | :: 제한 /jehan/, 리미트 /rimiteu/ |
| limited liability company {n} (type of company) | :: 유한책임회사 /yuhanchaegimhoesa/ |
| limnology {n} (science of lakes) | :: 육수학 /yuksuhak/ |
| limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine | :: |
| limonene {n} (hydrocarbon) | :: 리모넨 /rimonen/ |
| limousine {n} (luxury sedan/saloon car) | :: 리무진 /rimujin/, 리모 /rimo/ |
| limpet {n} (a small mollusc) | :: 삿갓조개 /satgatjogae/ |
| line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) | :: 줄 /jul/, 선 /seon/, 라인 /rain/ |
| line {n} | :: 줄 /jul/, 선 /seon/ |
| linear {adj} | :: 선형 /seonhyeong/ , 일차 /ilcha/ |
| linear algebra {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: 선형대수학 /seonhyeong daesuhak/ |
| linear space {n} (vector space) SEE: vector space | :: |
| lingerie {n} (women's underwear or nightclothes) | :: 란제리 /ranjeri/, 세탁소 /setakso/ |
| lingua franca {n} (common language) | :: 공통어 /gongtong-eo/, 링구아 프랑카 /ringgua peurangka/ |
| linguine {n} (ribbons of pasta narrower than tagliatelle) | :: 링귀네 /ringgwine/ |
| linguist {n} (one who studies linguistics) | :: 언어학자 /eoneohakja/ |
| linguistics {n} (scientific study of language) | :: 언어학 /eoneohak/ |
| lingzhi {n} (mushroom) | :: 영지 /yeongji/ (靈芝) |
| Lin-i {prop} (Linyi) SEE: Linyi | :: |
| link {n} (connection) | :: 연결 /yeon-gyeol/ |
| link {n} (computing: short for hyperlink, see also: hyperlink) | :: 링크 /ringkeu/ |
| Link {prop} (male given name) | :: ^링크 /Ringkeu/ |
| linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link | :: |
| linker {n} (computer program that assembles objects) | :: 링커 /ringkeo/ |
| linker {n} (short oligonucleotide) | :: 링커 /ringkeo/ |
| Linux {prop} (operating system) | :: ^리눅스 /Rinukseu/ |
| Linyi {prop} (a prefecture-level city in China) | :: ^린이 /Rini/ |
| Linz {prop} (city) | :: 린츠 /rincheu/ |
| lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo) | :: 사자 /saja/ (獅子) |
| lion cub {n} (young lion) | :: 새끼사자 /saekkisaja/ |
| lion dance {n} (Chinese dance) | :: 사자무 /sajamu/ (獅子舞), 사자춤 /sajachum/ |
| lioness {n} (female lion) | :: 암사자 /amsaja/ |
| lionet {n} (lion cub) SEE: lion cub | :: |
| lionfish {n} (venomous fish) | :: 쏠배감펭 /ssolbaegampeng/ |
| Lionheart {prop} (nickname of Richard I of England) | :: 사자심왕 /sajasimwang/ |
| lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) | :: 입술 /ipsul/ |
| Lipetsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: ^리페츠크 /Ripecheukeu/ |
| lipid {n} (organic compound) | :: 지질 /jijil/ (脂質) |
| liplessness {n} (medical condition) | :: 입술없음증 /ipsureopseumjeung/ |
| lipogram {n} (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) | :: 리포그램 /ripogeuraem/ |
| lip service {n} (cunnilingus) SEE: cunnilingus | :: |
| lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips) | :: 립스틱 /ripseutik/, 입술연지 /ipsullyeonji/ |
| lipstick {n} (stick of this make-up) | :: 립스틱 /ripseutik/ |
| lip sync {n} (synchronization of music with lips) | :: 립싱크 /ripsingkeu/ |
| lip-syncing {n} (act of lip-sync) | :: 립싱크 /ripsingkeu/ |
| liqueur {n} (a flavored alcoholic beverage) | :: 리큐어 /rikyueo/ |
| liquid {n} (substance that is liquid) | :: 액체 /aekche/ |
| liquid crystal {n} (phase of matter) | :: 액정 /aekjeong/ |
| liquid crystal display {n} (display device using liquid crystal) | :: 액정 디스플레이 /aekjeong diseupeullei/, LCD |
| liquor {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: 술 /sul/ |
| liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquor store {n} (liquor store, bottle shop) | :: 주류 판매점 /juryu panmaejeom/ |
| lira {n} (currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.) | :: 리라 /rira/ |
| Lisa {prop} (female given name) | :: ^리사 /Risa/ |
| Lisbon {prop} (capital of Portugal) | :: 리스본 /riseubon/ |
| list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items) | :: 명부 /myeongbu/, 목록 /mongnok/, 표 /pyo/ |
| listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound) | :: 듣다 /deutda/ |
| listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) | :: 듣다 /deutda/ |
| listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) | :: 듣다 /deutda/, 들어주다 /deureojuda/ |
| listen {v} (to hear (something)) | :: 들리다 /deullida/ |
| listener {n} (someone who listens) | :: 경청자 /gyeongcheongja/, 청취자 /cheongchwija/ |
| Liszt {prop} (surname) | :: ^리스트 /Riseuteu/ |
| litchi {n} (lychee) SEE: lychee | :: |
| liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre | :: |
| literary {adj} (relating to literature) | :: 문학 /munhak/ |
| Literary Chinese {prop} (Classical Chinese) SEE: Classical Chinese | :: |
| literature {n} (body of all written works) | :: 문학 /munhak/ |
| lithiasis {n} (formation of stone-like deposits) | :: 결석증 /gyeolseokjeung/ |
| lithium {n} (chemical element) | :: 리튬 /rityum/ |
| lithography {n} (printing method) | :: 석판 인쇄 /seokpan inswae/ |
| Lithuania {prop} (country) | :: ^리투아니아 /Rituania/ |
| Lithuanian {n} (language) | :: ^리투아니아어 /Rituania-eo/ |
| litre {n} (unit of fluid measure) | :: 리터 /riteo/ |
| litterfall {n} (plant material that falls to the ground) | :: 낙엽 /nagyeop/ |
| litterfall {n} (mass of fallen plant material per unit area) | :: 낙엽량 /nagyeomnyang/ |
| little {adj} (small in size) | :: 작은 /jageun/ |
| little {adv} (not much) | :: 적다 /jeokda/ |
| little {determiner} (small amount) | :: 적은 /jeogeun/ |
| little black dress {n} (woman's short black dress) | :: 리틀 블랙 드레스 /riteul beullaek deureseu/ |
| little brother {n} (younger brother) SEE: younger brother | :: |
| little by little {adv} (a small amount at a time) | :: 야금야금 /yageumyageum/ |
| little emperor {n} (spoiled child) | :: 소황제 /sohwangje/ |
| little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand) | :: 새끼손가락 /saekkison-garak/, 소지 /soji/ (小指) |
| little girl {n} (a female child) | :: 소녀 /sonyeo/ |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (a folktale) | :: 빨강모자 소녀 /ppalgangmoja sonyeo/ |
| little sister {n} (younger sister) SEE: younger sister | :: |
| Liu-chou {prop} (Liuzhou) SEE: Liuzhou | :: |
| Liuzhou {prop} (a city of China) | :: ^류저우 /Ryujeou/ |
| live {v} (be alive) | :: 살다 /salda/ |
| live {v} (have permanent residence) | :: 살다 /salda/ |
| live by the sword, die by the sword {proverb} (one who uses violence can expect a violent response) | :: 칼로 흥한자는 칼로 망하리라. /Kallo heunghanjaneun kallo mangharira./ |
| liver {n} (organ of the body) | :: 간장 /ganjang/ (肝臓), 간 /gan/ (肝) |
| livermorium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 116) | :: 리버모륨 /ribeomoryum/ |
| Liverpool {prop} (Liverpool, England) | :: ^리버풀 /Ribeopul/ |
| livestock {n} (farm animals) | :: 가축 /gachuk/ |
| lividity {n} (livor mortis, suggillation) SEE: livor mortis | :: |
| living {adj} (having life) | :: 산 /san/, 살아 있는 /sara inneun/ |
| living {adj} (in use or existing) | :: 현존하는 /hyeonjonhaneun/, 현존의 /hyeonjonui/, 현대의 /hyeondae-ui/ |
| living {adj} (of everyday life) | :: 생활의 /saenghwarui/, 거주의 /geojuui/ |
| living {adj} (true to life) | :: 실물 그대로의 /silmul geudaeroui/, 생생한 /saengsaenghan/ |
| living {adj} (used as an intensifier) | :: 정말 /jeongmal/, 정말로 /jeongmallo/, 진짜 /jinjja/, 진짜로 /jinjjaro/ |
| living {n} (state of being alive) | :: 생존 /saengjon/, 살아 있음 /sara isseum/ |
| living {n} (financial means; a means of maintaining life) | :: 생계 /saenggye/ |
| living {n} (style of life) | :: 생활방식 /saenghwalbangsik/, 생활양식 /saenghwallyangsik/ |
| living fossil {n} (species believed extinct but later found living) | :: 살아 있는 화석 /sara inneun hwaseok/ |
| living room {n} (room in a private house) | :: 거실 /geosil/ (居室) |
| living standard {n} (standard of living) SEE: standard of living | :: |
| Livonia {prop} (historical region) | :: 리보니아 /ribonia/ |
| livor mortis {n} (settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body) | :: 시반 /siban/ |
| Livorno {prop} (city in Italy) | :: ^리보르노 /Riboreuno/ |
| lizard {n} (reptile) | :: 도마뱀 /domabaem/ |
| lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
| Ljubljana {prop} (Capital city of Slovenia) | :: ^류블랴나 /Ryubeullyana/ |
| llama {n} (South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama) | :: 라마 /rama/ |
| load {n} (burden) | :: 짐 /jim/ |
| load {n} (number of articles that can be transported or processed at one time) | :: 짐 /jim/ |
| load {v} (to put a load on or in) | :: 싣다 /sitda/ |
| loan {n} (borrowed sum of money or other property) | :: 대부 /daebu/, 대콴 /daekwan/ (貸款) |
| loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque | :: |
| loanword {n} (word taken from another language) | :: 외래어 /oeraeeo/ (外來語), 차용어 /chayong-eo/ (借用語) |
| loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry | :: |
| Lobamba {prop} (traditional and legislative capital of Eswatini) | :: ^로밤바 /Robamba/ |
| lobby {n} (group of people who try to lobby) | :: 로비 /robi/ |
| lobster {n} (crustacean) | :: 가재 /gajae/, 바닷가재 /badatgajae/ |
| local {adj} (of a nearby location) | :: 지방의 /jibang-ui/ |
| Local Group {prop} (cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way) | :: 국부은하군(局部銀河群) /gukbueunhagun/ |
| localization {n} | :: 지방화 /jibanghwa/ |
| location {n} (place) | :: 위치 /wichi/, 장소 /jangso/, 지점 /jijeom/ |
| lock {n} (something used for fastening) | :: 자물쇠 /jamulsoe/ |
| lock {n} (length of hair) | :: 타래 /tarae/ |
| lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) | :: 기관차 /gigwancha/ |
| locust {n} (type of grasshopper) | :: 메뚜기 /mettugi/ |
| Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris | :: |
| lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn | :: |
| lodge {v} (to stay in any place or shelter) | :: 숙박하다 /sukbakhada/ |
| lodging {n} (place to live or lodge) | :: 숙박 /sukbak/ |
| Lodz {prop} (city in Poland) | :: ^우치 /Uchi/ |
| loess {n} (sediment of eolian origin) | :: 황사 /hwangsa/ (黃砂) |
| loft {n} (an attic or similar space) | :: 로프트 /ropeuteu/ |
| loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| lofty {adj} (high, having great height or stature) | :: 높다 /nopda/ |
| lofty {adj} (idealistic) | :: 높다 /nopda/ |
| log {n} (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches) | :: 통나무 /tongnamu/ |
| log {n} (bulky piece of timber) | :: 통나무 /tongnamu/ |
| log {n} | :: 통나무 /tongnamu/ |
| log {n} (very dumb person) SEE: blockhead | :: |
| log {n} (rolled cake) SEE: Swiss roll | :: |
| logarithm {n} (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number) | :: 로그 /rogeu/, 대수 /daesu/ (對數) |
| logboat {n} (dugout canoe) SEE: dugout | :: |
| loge {n} (stall) SEE: stall | :: |
| logic {n} (method of human thought) | :: 논리 /nolli/ (論理) |
| logic {n} (mathematical study) | :: 논리학 /nollihak/ (論理學) |
| logician {n} (person who studies or teaches logic) | :: 논리 학자 /nolli hakja/ (論理學者) |
| login {n} (user's identification) | :: 로그인 /rogeu-in/, 사용자명 /sayongjamyeong/, 사용자 이름 /sayongja ireum/ |
| login {n} (logging in) | :: 로그인 /rogeu-in/ |
| logo {n} (visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an entity) | :: 로고 /rogo/, 로고타이프 /rogotaipeu/ |
| logogram {n} (character or symbol that represents a word or phrase) | :: 표어문자 /pyo-eomunja/ |
| Logos {prop} ((Christianity) the word of God as incarnate) | :: 말씀 /malsseum/ |
| logotype {n} (symbol used by organization, logo) | :: 로고타이프 /rogotaipeu/ |
| Logroño {prop} (capital city of La Rioja, Spain) | :: ^로그로뇨 /Rogeuronyo/ |
| -logy {suffix} (branch of learning) | :: 학 /hak/ (學) |
| loin {n} | :: 허리고기 /heorigogi/ |
| loins {n} (plural form of loin) SEE: loin | :: |
| Lojban {prop} (artificial logical language based on Loglan) | :: ^로지반 /Rojiban/ |
| Loki {prop} (god of mischief and trickery) | :: ^로키 /Roki/ |
| lokun {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor | :: |
| lol {interj} (Used to express laughter) SEE: LOL | :: |
| LOL {interj} (expression of laughter) | :: ㅋㅋ /kk/, ㅋ /k/, ㅎㅎ /hh/ |
| lolcat {n} (image macro of a kitten or cat with a humurous caption) | :: 롤캣 /rolkaet/ |
| lolicon {n} (An individual fixated on young, generally prepubescent, girls) | :: 로리콘 /rorikon/ |
| lolita {n} (sexually alluring girl) | :: 로리 /rori/ |
| Lolita {prop} (female given name) | :: ^로리타 /Rorita/ |
| lollipop {n} (confectionery on a stick) | :: 막대사탕 /makdaesatang/ |
| lolly {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
| lolly {n} (confection) SEE: confection | :: |
| lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| Lomé {prop} (capital of Togo) | :: ^로메 /Rome/ |
| Lombard {n} (banker or moneylender) SEE: banker | :: |
| Lombardy {prop} (region in northern Italy) | :: 롬바르디아주 /rombareudiaju/ |
| London {prop} (in the United Kingdom) | :: ^런던 /Reondeon/ |
| Londoner {n} (person from or inhabitant of London) | :: 런던 사람 /reondeon saram/ |
| Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner | :: |
| London Underground {prop} (the London underground) | :: 런던 지하철 /reondeon jihacheol/ |
| lone {adj} (having no companion) | :: 고독의 /godogui/ |
| lonely {adj} (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated) | :: 외롭다 /oeropda/, 고독하다 /godokhada/ |
| lonely {adj} (of place: desolate) | :: 황량한 /hwangnyanghan/ |
| lone wolf {n} (person who avoids the company of others) | :: 독불 장군 /dokbul janggun/ |
| long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another) | :: 길다 /gilda/ |
| long {adj} (having great duration) | :: 오래되다 /oraedoeda/ |
| long {adj} | :: 길다 /gilda/, 멀다 /meolda/ |
| long {adv} (over a great distance) | :: 길게 /gilge/, 멀리 /meolli/ |
| long {adv} | :: 길이 /giri/, 오래 /orae/ |
| long {v} (to wait, to aspire) | :: 바라다 /barada/, 기다리다 /gidarida/, 갈망하다 /galmanghada/ |
| long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall | :: |
| long ago {adv} (at a time in the distant past) | :: 옛날에 /yennare/, 오래전 /oraejeon/ |
| longan {n} (fruit) | :: 롱간 /ronggan/ |
| longbow {n} (large bow) | :: 장궁 /janggung/ |
| longcase clock {n} (grandfather clock) SEE: grandfather clock | :: |
| long-eared owl {n} (Asio otus) | :: 부엉이 /bueong-i/ |
| longevity {n} (the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life) | :: 장수 /jangsu/ (長壽) |
| Long Island iced tea {n} (cocktail made with iced tea) | :: 롱아일랜드 아이스티 /rong-aillaendeu aiseuti/, 롱티 /rongti/ |
| longitude {n} (angular distance) | :: 경도 /gyeongdo/ |
| longitude {n} (imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole) | :: 경선 /gyeongseon/ |
| longitudinal wave {n} (type of wave) | :: 종파 /jongpa/ |
| long live {v} (prosper) | :: ... 만세 /... Manse/ (萬歲) |
| longship {n} (type of Viking vessel) | :: 랑스킵 /rangseukip/ |
| long since {adv} (long ago) SEE: long ago | :: |
| longsleeved {adj} (having long sleeves) | :: 긴소매의 /ginsomae-ui/, 소매가 긴 /somaega gin/ |
| long-tailed tit {n} (bird) | :: 오목눈이 /omongnuni/ |
| long time no see {interj} (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) | :: 오래간만입니다 /oraeganmanimnida/, 오랜만 /oraenman/, 오랜만이에요 /oraenmanieyo/ |
| longwave {adj} (having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters) | :: 장파 /jangpa/ |
| longyi {n} (a sarong-like garment worn around the waist) | :: 롱지 /rongji/ |
| loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| loofah {n} (tropical vine) | :: 수세미 /susemi/ |
| look {v} (to try to see) | :: 보다 /boda/ |
| look {v} (to appear, to seem) | :: 보이다 /boida/ |
| look {v} (give an appearance of being) | :: 찾다 /chatda/, 구하다 /guhada/ |
| look {v} (to face) | :: 마주하다 /majuhada/, 향하다 /hyanghada/ |
| look before you leap {proverb} (think before taking action) | :: 누울 자리 봐 가며 발을 뻗어라 /nuul jari bwa gamyeo bareul ppeodeora/ |
| look for {v} (search; seek) | :: 찾다 /chatda/ |
| looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
| lookup table {n} | :: 룩업 테이블 /rugeop teibeul/ |
| loom {n} (weaving frame) | :: 직기 /jikgi/ |
| loom {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) SEE: loon | :: |
| loon {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) | :: 아비 /abi/ |
| loong {n} (Chinese dragon) SEE: Chinese dragon | :: |
| loony {adj} (very silly) SEE: silly | :: |
| looper {n} (measuring worm) SEE: measuring worm | :: |
| loose {adj} (not fixed tightly) | :: 헐렁하다 /heolleonghada/ |
| loose {adj} | :: 헐거운 /heolgeoun/ |
| loose change {n} (coins kept in one's pocket or bag) | :: 잔돈 /jandon/ |
| loquat {n} (fruit) | :: 비파 /bipa/ |
| loquat {n} (tree) | :: 비파나무 bipanamu /bipanamu bipanamu/ |
| Lord {prop} (God) | :: ^주 /Ju/, ^주님 /Junim/ |
| Lord {prop} (Jesus) | :: 주 /ju/, 주님 /junim/ |
| Lord's Day {n} (Lord's Day) | :: 주일 /ju-il/ |
| Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) | :: 주님의 기도 /junimui gido/ |
| Lord's Supper {prop} (Eucharist) SEE: Eucharist | :: |
| Lorraine {prop} (region west of Alsace) | :: ^로렌 /Roren/ |
| lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck | :: |
| Los Angeles {prop} (largest city in California) | :: 로스앤젤레스 /roseuaenjelleseu/, 나성 /naseong/ |
| lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) | :: 잃다 /ilta/ |
| lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win) | :: 지다 /jida/, 패배하다 /paebaehada/ |
| lose {v} (shed (weight)) | :: 여위다 /yeowida/ |
| lose {v} | :: 잃다 /ilta/, 잊다 /itda/, 줄다 /julda/ |
| lose face {v} (lose respect of others) | :: 체면을 잃다 /chemyeoneul ilta/ |
| lose one's way {v} (get lost) SEE: get lost | :: |
| loss leader {n} (item sold at or below cost to stimulate sales) | :: 로스리더 /roseurideo/ |
| lost {adj} (unable to find one's way) | :: 길을 잃어버리다 /gireul ireobeorida/, 길을 잃다 /gireul ilta/ |
| lost {adj} | :: 잃다 /ilta/ |
| lost generation {prop} | :: 잃어버린 세대 /ireobeorin sedae/, 상실세대 /sangsilsedae/ (喪失世代) |
| lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot | :: |
| Lot {prop} (nephew of Abraham) | :: ^롯 /Rot/ |
| lotion {n} (ointment that one rubs on the skin) | :: 로션 /rosyeon/ |
| lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lottery {n} (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) | :: 복권 /bokgwon/ |
| lotto {n} (game of chance similar to bingo) | :: 로토 /roto/ |
| lotus {n} (Nymphaea) SEE: water lily | :: |
| lotus {n} (plant of the genus Nelumbo) | :: 연 /yeon/ (蓮), 련 /ryeon/ , 로터스 /roteoseu/ |
| lotus nut {n} (lotus seed) SEE: lotus seed | :: |
| lotus seed {n} (seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo) | :: 연밥 /yeonbap/, 가방 /gabang/, 연실 /yeonsil/, 연자 /yeonja/ |
| loud {adj} (of a sound) | :: 시끄럽다 /sikkeureopda/ |
| loud {adj} (noisy) | :: 시끄럽다 /sikkeureopda/ |
| loudly {adv} (in a loud manner) | :: 크게 /keuge/ |
| loudspeaker {n} (transducer) | :: 확성기 /hwakseonggi/, 스피커 /seupikeo/ |
| louis d'or {n} (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) | :: 루이도르 /ru-idoreu/, 루이 도르 /ru-i doreu/ |
| Louisiana {prop} (US state) | :: ^루이지애나 주 /Ru-ijiaena ju/ |
| Louisville {prop} (city) | :: 루이빌 /ru-ibil/ |
| lounge {n} (waiting room) | :: 라운지 /raunji/, 대기실 /daegisil/ |
| lounge {n} (establishment) | :: 사교실 /sagyosil/, 휴게실 /hyugesil/, 라운지 /raunji/ |
| louse {n} (insect) | :: 이 /i/ |
| louver {n} (a ventilating turret or lantern) | :: 미늘창 /mineulchang/ |
| louver {n} (a slatted opening in a wall, door or window) | :: 미늘창 /mineulchang/ |
| louver {n} (a system of slits for ventilation) | :: 미늘창 /mineulchang/ |
| Louvre {prop} (an art museum in France) | :: ^루브르 /Rubeureu/ |
| lovage {n} (a Mediterranean herb) | :: 러비지 /reobiji/ |
| love {n} (strong affection) | :: 사랑 /sarang/, 애정 /aejeong/ |
| love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart) | :: 연인 /yeonin/, 자기 /jagi/ |
| love {n} | :: 사랑 /sarang/, 연정 /yeonjeong/, 애정 /aejeong/; 사랑 /sarang/, 연애 /yeonae/ |
| love {v} (have a strong affection for) | :: 사랑하다 /saranghada/, 애정을 품다 /aejeong-eul pumda/ |
| love {v} (be strongly inclined towards doing) | :: 좋아하다 /joahada/ |
| love {v} (care about; will good for) | :: 애정 /aejeong/ |
| love affair {n} (adulterous relationship) | :: 러브 어페어 /reobeu eopeeo/, 정사 /jeongsa/, 연애 사건 /yeonae sageon/, 불륜 /bullyun/ |
| love at first sight {n} (an instantaneous attraction) | :: 첫눈에 사랑 /cheonnune sarang/, 한눈에 사랑 /hannune sarang/ |
| love hotel {n} (short-stay hotel for sex) | :: 러브호텔 /reobeuhotel/ |
| love interest {n} (romantic relationship) SEE: romance | :: |
| love is blind {proverb} (proverb) | :: 사랑을 하면 눈이 먼다 /sarang-eul hamyeon nuni meonda/ |
| love letter {n} (letter about the author's love) | :: 연애편지 /yeonaepyeonji/ (戀愛便紙), 련애편지 /ryeonaepyeonji/ |
| lover {n} (one who loves another person) | :: 애인 /aein/ (愛人) |
| lover {n} (sexual partner) | :: 애인 /aein/ (愛人) |
| love song {n} (song about love) | :: 연가 /yeon-ga/, 사랑의 노래 /sarang-ui norae/, 정가 /jeongga/, 러브 송 /reobeu song/ |
| love triangle {n} (situation in which two people vie for the love of a third) | :: 삼각관계 /samgakgwan-gye/ (三角關係) |
| low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground) | :: 낮다 /natda/ |
| low {n} (flame) SEE: flame | :: |
| low {v} (moo) SEE: moo | :: |
| lower arm {n} (section of an arm) SEE: forearm | :: |
| lower case {n} (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) | :: 소문자 /somunja/ |
| lower chamber {n} (lower house) SEE: lower house | :: |
| lower house {n} (part of a parliament) | :: 하원 /hawon/ |
| lower reaches {n} (the part of a river that is near where it ends) | :: 하류 /haryu/, 물아래 /murarae/ |
| Lower Saxony {prop} (state) | :: ^니더작센 /Nideojaksen/ |
| low-fat {adj} (not having a high number of calories from fat) | :: 저지방 /jeojibang/ |
| lowland {n} (area which is lower than surroundings) | :: 저지 /jeoji/ |
| low-speed {adj} (slower than normal speed) | :: 저속 /jeosok/ |
| low temperature flexibility {n} (ability of membrane to resist cracking at low temperature) | :: 저온유연성 /jeoonyuyeonseong/ |
| loyal {adj} (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) | :: 충성 /chungseong/ |
| loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty | :: |
| loyalty {n} (the state of being loyal; fidelity) | :: 충실 /chungsil/, 충성 /chungseong/, 충성심 /chungseongsim/ |
| loyalty {n} (faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation) | :: 충성 /chungseong/ |
| Lo-yang {prop} (Luoyang) SEE: Luoyang | :: |
| lozenge {n} (rhombus) | :: 마름모 /mareummo/ |
| Lua {prop} (a programming language (transliterations)) | :: ^루아 /Rua/ |
| Luanda {prop} (capital city of Angola) | :: 루안다 /Luanda/ |
| Lucan {prop} (a Roman poet) | :: 루카누스 /rukanuseu/ |
| Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Lucerne {prop} (city) | :: 루체른 /ruchereun/ |
| luck {n} (something that happens to someone by chance) | :: 운 /un/ |
| Lucknow {prop} (capital of Uttar Pradesh, India) | :: ^러크나우 /Reokeunau/ |
| lucky {adj} (of people, having good fortune) | :: 운이 좋은 /uni joeun/, 운수 좋은 /unsu joeun/ |
| lucky {adj} (being good by chance) | :: 운이 좋은 /uni joeun/, 운수 좋은 /unsu joeun/ |
| Lufthansa {prop} (German airline) | :: ^루프트한자 /Rupeuteuhanja/ |
| luggage {n} (traveller's containers) | :: 수하물 /suhamul/, 짐 /jim/ |
| Luhansk People's Republic {prop} (secessionist state in Luhanshchyna, the Ukraine) | :: 루간스크 인민 공화국 /ruganseukeu inmin gonghwaguk/ |
| Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Lukashenko {prop} (surname) | :: ^루카셴카 /Rukasyenka/, ^루카셴코 /Rukasyenko/ |
| Luke {prop} (evangelist) | :: ^루카 /Ruka/ |
| Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke) | :: ^루카 복음서 /Ruka bogeumseo/ |
| lukewarm {adj} (temperature) | :: 미지근한 /mijigeunhan/ |
| lullaby {n} (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) | :: 자장가 /jajangga/, 자장노래 /jajangnorae/ |
| lumbar puncture {n} (procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid) | :: 요추천자 /yochucheonja/ |
| lumber {n} (wood as building material) | :: 제목 /jemok/ (材木) |
| lumberjack {n} (person who fells trees) | :: 나무꾼 /namukkun/ |
| lumen {n} (SI-unit for luminous flux) | :: 루멘 /rumen/ |
| lumen {n} (anatomy: cavity within tubular organ) | :: 내강 /naegang/ (內腔) |
| luminosity {n} (state of being luminous) | :: 발광성 /balgwangseong/ |
| luminous intensity {n} (measure of light) | :: 광도 /gwangdo/ |
| Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon | :: |
| lunar calendar {n} (a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon) | :: 음력 /eumnyeok/ (陰暦) |
| lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) | :: 월식 /wolsik/ (月蝕) |
| Lunar New Year {n} (Lunar new year) SEE: Chinese New Year | :: |
| lunar phase {n} (any one of the aspects presented by the moon) | :: 달의 위상 /dal-ui wisang/, 월상 /wolsang/ (月相) |
| lunatic {n} (insane person) | :: 미치광이 /michigwang-i/ |
| lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| lunch {n} (meal around midday) | :: 점심 /jeomsim/ (點心), 중식 /jungsik/ (中食) |
| lunchbox {n} (container for transporting meals) | :: 도시락 /dosirak/ , 벤토 /bento/ , 곽밥 /gwakbap/ |
| luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch | :: |
| lunch pail {n} (lunchbox) SEE: lunchbox | :: |
| lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) | :: 부아 /bua/, 허파 /heopa/, 폐 /pye/ |
| lung cancer {n} (cancer of the lung(s)) | :: 폐암 /pyeam/ (肺癌) |
| Luoyang {prop} (city in Henan) | :: ^뤄양 /Rwoyang/, ^낙양 /Nagyang/ |
| Lupus {prop} (summer constellation of the northern sky) | :: 늑대 자리 /neukdae jari/ |
| Lusaka {prop} (capital of Zambia) | :: ^루사카 /Rusaka/ |
| lust {n} (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) | :: 성욕 /seong-yok/, 음욕 /eumyok/, 정욕 /jeong-yok/ |
| lute {n} (stringed instrument) | :: 류트 /ryuteu/ |
| lutein {n} (yellow carotenoid pigment) | :: 루테인 /rutein/ |
| lutetium {n} (chemical element with atomic number of 71) | :: 루테튬 /rutetyum/ |
| Lutheran {adj} (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church) | :: 루터교회의 /Ruteo-gyohoe-ui/ |
| Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther) | :: 루터교 /ruteogyo/ |
| lux {n} (the derived unit of illuminance) | :: 럭스 /reokseu/ |
| Luxembourg {prop} (country) | :: ^룩셈부르크 /Ruksembureukeu/ |
| Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| Luxembourgish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people) | :: ^룩셈부르크 /Ruksembureukeu/ |
| Luxembourgish {prop} (language of Luxembourg) | :: 룩셈부르크어 /Ruksembureukeu-eo/ |
| luxury good {n} (product or service not considered essential to everyday life) | :: 사치품 /sachipum/ (奢侈品), 호사품 /hosapum/ (豪奢品) |
| Luzon {prop} (largest island of the Philippines) | :: ^루손 섬 /Ruson seom/, ^루손 /Ruson/ |
| Lviv {prop} (Lviv) | :: ^리비우 /Ribiu/ |
| lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf | :: |
| lychee {n} (tree) | :: 리치 /richi/, 라이치 /raichi/, 여지 /yeoji/, 려지 /ryeoji/ |
| lychee {n} (fruit) | :: 리치 /richi/, 라이치 /raichi/, 여지 /yeoji/, 려지 /ryeoji/ |
| lymph {n} (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) | :: 림프 /rimpeu/ |
| lymph node {n} (filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system) | :: 림프절 /rimpeujeol/ |
| lynching {n} (execution of a person without a proper legal trial) | :: 린치 /rinchi/, 사형 /sahyeong/ |
| lynx {n} (wild cat) | :: 스라소니 /seurasoni/ |
| Lyon {prop} (city in France) | :: ^리옹 /Riong/ |
| lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| lyricist {n} (writer of lyrics) | :: 작사가 /jaksaga/, 작사자 /jaksaja/ |
| lyrics {n} (the words to a song) | :: 가사 /gasa/ (歌詞) |