Korean vocabulary list:
military & defense
- 간첩–spy
- 격전–fierce battle; ferocious battle
- 격퇴–repulse; dislodgement
- 경계–guard; lookout; watch
- 경례–salutation; salute; bow
- 경비–guarding; security; keeping watch
- 경비병–guard; patrol
- 경비선–security cordon
- 경비선–look-out ship; patrol craft
- 경비실–guard room; guard house
- 계급–rank
- 고전–tough game; fighting hard
- 고지–advantageous position
- 공격–attack; raid
- 공격하다–attack; make a raid
- 공군–air force
- 공병–military engineer
- 공수–attacking and defending
- 공습–air raid
- 공습–raid
- 공습경보–air-raid siren
- 국방–national defense
- 국방부–Ministry of Defense
- 군–military; army; the military; military authorities
- 군 복무–military service
- 군단–corps
- 군대–military; troops
- 군복–military uniform
- 군사–being military
- 군사–soldier; military; army
- 군인–soldier
- 군자금–military funds
- 군함–warship
- 군화–military boots
- 굴복–surrender
- 기사–knight
- 네–An exclamation uttered when the speaker affirmatively answers the call or order of his/her superior
- 놓다–shoot
- 대기–stand-by
- 대다–aim; target
- 대대–battalion
- 대령–colonel; captain
- 대령하다–wait for an order
- 대위–captain
- 대장–general
- 대전–major war; gigantic war
- 대항–opposition; resistance
- 두다–set up; establish; encamp
- 떨어지다–fall into; be handed over; be taken over
- 망–guard
- 명–order
- 명령–order; command
- 무–being military
- 무관–military officer
- 무전기–radio
- 미군–U.S. military; American soldier
- 박히다–be planted
- 발–A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of bullets, shells, arrows, etc
- 발사–firing; launch; setting off
- 방–shot
- 방위–defense
- 별–star
- 병사–military affairs
- 병사–soldier; troops
- 병장–sergeant
- 보병–infantry
- 복무–serving; service
- 봉쇄–blockade
- 부관–adjutant
- 사단–division
- 사무라이–samurai
- 사병–private; solider; rank and file
- 살육–slaughter; killing; massacre
- 상병–corporal
- 상사–master sergeant; first sergeant
- 성–castle
- 성전–religious war
- 세계 대전–world war
- 소대–platoon
- 소령–major
- 소위–second lieutenant
- 소장–major general
- 수행–fulfillment; execution
- 수행–execution
- 스파이–spy
- 승–victory; win
- 승리–victory
- 신병–new recruit
- 싸움–fight; struggle
- 싸움꾼–fighter
- 쌈–fight
- 아군–our army; our troops
- 안보–security
- 안전 보장–security; security assurance
- 연대–regiment
- 영웅–hero
- 예비군–reserve forces
- 외적–foreign enemy; enemy from outside
- 외침–foreign invasion; invasion from outside
- 용기–courage; guts
- 용병–mercenary; hired solider
- 원정–military expedition
- 위생병–medic
- 위장–camouflage; disguise
- 유엔군–the UN forces
- 육군–army
- 응징–subjugation
- 이병–private; ordinary seaman; airman
- 일등병–private first class
- 일병–private first class
- 일선–front line
- 임무–mission; duty; assignment
- 입대–joining an army; enlistment
- 입소–entrance; admission
- 작전–maneuver; tactics; strategy; operation
- 잠수함–submarine
- 장교–officer
- 장군–general; admiral
- 저항–resistance
- 적–enemy
- 적군–enemy troops
- 전과–record
- 전략–strategy; war strategy; battle strategy
- 전사–death at war
- 전세–progress of battle; situation of war
- 전역–discharge; transfer
- 전쟁–war
- 전투–battle
- 전투기–fighter jet
- 전투복–battle uniform
- 점령–occupation
- 점령하다–occupy
- 정복–conquest
- 정탐–spying
- 제대–discharge
- 제일선–frontline
- 조련–training
- 주장–chief general
- 준위–warrant officer
- 준장–brigadier general
- 중대–company
- 중령–lieutenant colonel
- 중사–sergeant first class
- 중위–first lieutenant
- 중장–lieutenant general
- 지키다–guard; defend
- 지휘–command
- 진–to be deployed; camp; outpost
- 차렷–attention
- 차렷–attention
- 참모–staff officer
- 창–spear; javelin
- 첩자–spy
- 총칼–force
- 침략–invasion; aggression
- 침범–invasion; violation; intrusion
- 카투사–KATUSA; Korean Augmentation to the United States Army
- 탄약–ammunition
- 탱크–tank
- 통솔–command; direction
- 투사–shooting; throwing
- 투쟁–fight
- 패망–collapse; fall
- 패전–lost battle; defeat
- 포로–captive; prisoner of war
- 포병–gunner; artillery; artilleryman
- 포섭–winning over; embracing
- 포수–gunner; cannoneer; artillery personnel
- 포화–gunfire; shooting; firing; firearm; cannon
- 폭발–explosion; blast
- 폭발–explosion; spread
- 표적–target
- 표적물–target; mark
- 하사–staff sergeant
- 하사관–non-commissioned officer
- 함대–fleet
- 함장–captain; general; commander
- 항복–surrender; submission
- 해군–navy; naval force
- 해병대–marine corps
- 핵–nuclear weapon
- 헌병–military police
- 화약고–magazine
- 후방–rear
- 훈련소–training camp; training center; training school
- 휴전–ceasefire; truce