Korean vocabulary list:

Positive emotions and human traits

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가
–yes; pros; approval
가다
–go; be drawn to
가려내다
–identify; distinguish
간단히
–lighlty; little
감복
–admiration
감사
–gratitude; appreciation; thanks
감상
–feelings; thoughts
감응
–sympathy; influence
감탄
–admiration; wonder
감흥
–inspiration
강행하다
–push ahead
견디다
–bear; stand; endure
겸손
–modesty; humility
겸손하다
–humble; modest; unassuming
겸양
–humbleness; modesty; humility; diffidence
경계
–guard; lookout; watch; caution
경이
–wonder; marvel; eye-opener
계발
–enlightenment; development
고마움
–thanks; appreciation; gratitude
고요
–silence; quiet; stillness
고요하다
–silent; quiet; serene; peaceful
고요히
–silently; peacefully; serenely
고향
–home; hometown; parental home
곧다
–honest; straightforward
곧이곧대로
–truly; honestly; at face value
공적
–accomplishment
공평
–fairness
관대하다
–treat someone with generosity
관대하다
–generous; open-minded
관대히
–generously
관심
–interest; attention
교화되다
–be educated; be edified
구경
–watching; experiencing
권위
–authority
극락
–paradise; heaven
기
–enthusiasm; passion
기능
–skill; ability; capacity
기쁘다
–happy; glad
기쁨
–joy
기술
–skill; technique
기술적
–skillful; clever
기술적
–being skillful
기억
–memory
기억하다
–remember; recall
길눈
–sense of direction
깊다
–profound; deep
깊이
–prudently; cautiously
깊이
–prudence; thoughtfulness
깨닫다
–realize; perceive; understand; find out; sense
꿈꾸다
–dream; wish; hope
나다
–be produced; be born; acquire; be great
날카롭다
–acute; sensitive
넘기다
–go through
넘다
–go through; undergo
넘어가다
–let pass; let go
넘어서다
–get over; pass
넘치다
–surge; rise
넣다
–pressure; pull a string
노력
–effort; endeavor; hard work
놓다
–relax; ease; recover from
누리다
–enjoy
능동
–activeness
능동적
–proactive
능동적
–being proactive
능력
–ability; capability; competence
닦다
–cultivate
담
–courage; grit
당연하다
–natural; justifiable; fair
당연히
–naturally; fairly
대다
–supply; provide; support; attach
대응
–response
대표적
–representative; typical
대표적
–being representative; being typical
덕
–virtue; help; favor
도덕
–ethics; morals
도리
–obligation; duty
도움
–help
도전
–challenge
도취
–being carried away
독립
–independence
독창성
–creativity
돌보다
–take care of; handle; deal with
돌부처
–big-hearted person; philanthropist
돌아오다
–receive; achieve
동경
–longing
되다
–be of virtue; grow well
두다
–have; bear; understand; consider; set
뒤
–help; assist
듣다
–regard; understand; get; work
들다
–be spent; be used; be poured; be invested; be drawn to; be attracted to
들이다
–get; adopt; get interested in
디디다
–overcome
따뜻하다
–friendly
땜
–patching; temporary measure
뛰다
–work hard; try hard
뜻하다
–mean; intend
마땅히
–naturally
만족
–satisfaction
만족감
–satisfaction
만족스럽다
–satisfied
만족하다
–satisfied
만족하다
–be satisfied
말귀
–hearing; ear
맑다
–clear; pure
맛
–pleasure
맞다
–receive; take; accept
머리
–intelligence
멋
–stylishness; being fashionable; being chic
멋있다
–nice; stylish; elegant
몰아
–selflessness
묘
–talent
물다
–repay
미
–beauty
미소
–smile
미소하다
–smile
미적
–being aesthetic
바로
–honestly; truly
바르다
–righteous; true; honest; correct; sunny
박애
–love of mankind; philanthropy
박히다
–be impressed
반가움
–delight; joy; gladness
반가워하다
–be pleased; be glad
반가이
–gladly; with joy
반갑다
–glad; joyful
발휘
–display; exhibition
버리다
–get rid of; cure
버티다
–bear; endure; put up with; support
번개
–lightning
벌레
–hard worker
법
–right behavior
보다
–take into account; consider
보람
–fruit; benefit; effect; worth
보증
–guarantee
보호
–protection
복
–luck; fortune; blessing; happiness
복종
–obedience
본심
–heart; truth
본의
–real intention; one's heart; heart; truth
부동
–being unshakable; being unchallenged
부정
–paternal love
분명하다
–clear
분명히
–firmly
불
–fire
불변
–invariability; unchangeability
비우다
–empty (one's mind)
사람
–talent; reponsible member; personality; dude
사랑
–love; care
사료
–consideration; thinking; deliberation
사의
–gratitude; appreciation
살다
–be encouraged; be emboldend
살짝
–easily; effortlessly
생각
–craving; appetite; care; heart; thoughtfulness
생각나다
–remember
선
–good; goodness
선의
–kind heart; virtuous attitude; good intention; good will
선행
–virtue; beneficence
성
–saint
성숙
–maturity
성실
–faithfulness; sincerity
성의
–sincerity
성인
–saint; holy man
성자
–saint; holy man
성장
–growth; development
성현
–saint; sage
세
–power; force
세우다
–save
속
–independence
속성
–being intensive
솔직히
–frankly; honestly
수정
–modification; amendment
순정
–pure love
숭배
–admiration
숭상
–respect; regard
습관
–habit
시인하다
–admit; acknowledge
신
–joy; delight
신나다
–become happy; become delighted; become elated
신속하다
–quick
실행
–practice; execution
실현
–realization; materialization
심정
–feeling; thought
싸움
–fight; struggle
쌓다
–accumulate; amass; heap up; obtain; acquire
쑥
–In the state of having a sleek appearance
쓰다
–give a treat; treat someone; exert; use; exercise
씨름
–struggle
안
–idea; plan
안심
–relief; peace of mind; assurance
알뜰
–frugality; thrift
애국
–patriotism
애정
–love; affection
양
–lamb
양반
–gentleman
양식
–common sense; sound judgment
양심
–conscience
어서
–quickly; without hesitation; without delay; with pleasure; please; promptly
언덕
–(figurative) A person or thing that one can trust or rely on
에누리
–consideration
여유롭다
–relaxed; easygoing
여흥
–lingering fun; remaining joy
연습
–practice
연습
–practice; rehearsal
열
–energy; hard work; effort
열심
–dedication
열심히
–hard; diligently; zealously
열정
–passion
열중
–absorption; immersion
예
–politeness; courtesy
예견
–foresight; prescience
예의
–courtesy; manners
오르다
–go up; get intensified; get a boost; get stronger
오르막
–moving into high gear
올라가다
–increase
올바르다
–proper; honest
옳다
–right; righteous
외다
–memorize
외우다
–memorize
용
–great effort; strain
용기
–courage; guts
용서
–forgiveness; mercy
울다
–cry
웃다
–smile; laugh
웃음
–smile; laughter
웃음보
–suppressed laughter; burst of laughter
원죄
–forgiveness; pardon
원활
–smoothness
위신
–dignity; prestige
유력
–being strong; being rich
윤리
–ethics
의
–justice; righteousness; loyalty; relationship; ties
의롭다
–righteous
의식
–awareness
의식하다
–be conscious of; tend to
의연히
–resolutely; firmly; unwaveringly
의인
–righteous person
이성
–reason
이해
–understanding; comprehension
이해되다
–be understood; come to comprehend; be figured out; come to understand
이행
–fulfillment; execution; carrying out
인간
–grown-up
인물
–talent; man of ability; talented man
인식
–recognition; awareness
인식되다
–be recognized; be perceived
인의
–humaneness; humanity
일념
–determined mind; whole heart; resolve
일손
–skills
일심
–wholeheartedness
일어나다
–rise up; get over; recover
일없다
–not having to worry
일하다
–work; labor
읽다
–read; guess
있다
–able to
자극
–stimulus; stimulation; impulse
자비
–mercy; benevolence
자신
–confidence
자신감
–self-assurance; confidence
자유롭다
–free
자족
–self-contentment; self-satisfaction; self-sufficiency
자존
–self-respect; self-esteem
자존
–independence
잔털
–fine hair
잘
–well; often; carefully; hard; prudently
잡다
–catch; grasp; fix; determine; choose; get a grip on oneself; calm oneself
잡히다
–be still; be quiet
장고
–long thought
재미
–fun; interest
재미나다
–be interesting; be fun
재미있다
–interesting
재주
–talent
저절로
–by oneself; by itself; automatically
적극
–being strong; being positive; being active
적시다
–touch
정
–bond; feeling: A state of mind that forms when one feels something
정복
–domination; mastery; conquest
정성
–heart
정의
–justice
정직
–honesty; integrity
젖다
–be gripped; be lost
조명
–focus; attention
조용히
–quietly; calmly
존경
–admiration
좋다
–good; nice; kind; fond of; in love with; happy; okay; easy; convenient
좋아하다
–like; love; be happy
주변
–being sociable; being a people person
주시
–watch
주의
–caution; attention; warning
주지하다
–be aware; understand; know
주체
–handling
준비
–preparation
즐거움
–joy; pleasure
지각
–perceptivity; awareness
지능
–intelligence
지성
–intellect; intelligence; brain
지성
–devotion; dedication
지성인
–intellect
지키다
–keep
직분
–duty
진정
–settlement; relaxation; soothing
진정
–sincerely; truthfully
진정
–truth; sincerity
짊어지다
–shoulder; bear
집중
–concentration; devotion
집중력
–concentration
집중하다
–concentrate on; devote oneself to
짚다
–tell; guess
쭉
–neatly and fashionably
참다
–endure; withstand; fight back; be patient; suppress; control; wait
창의력
–creativity
채다
–figure out; wise up to
철
–discretion
철
–steel
청렴
–integrity; righteousness; rectitude
촉각
–gut feeling
촉진
–acceleration; quickening
총기
–brightness; intelligence; good memory
추구
–pursuit; seeking
축복
–wishing happiness
축적
–accumulation
춤추다
–jump with joy
충성
–loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
충절
–loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
충효
–loyalty and filial piety
취미
–taste; appreciation; interest
취향
–taste; preference; liking
치다
–consider; value
크다
–excellent; open-minded; generous; brave
태양
–hope
통일
–concentration
투입
–investment; spending; hiring
파악
–understanding; identification; figuring out
판단
–judgment; decision
판단하다
–judge; decide
편안
–comfort; ease
편안하다
–comfortable; being at ease
평화
–peace
푸르다
–proud; strong; hopeful; rosy
하다
–think; figure
학수고대
–looking forward to; waiting eagerly for
합리
–rationality; reasonableness
행
–luck; fortune
행복
–happiness; pleasure; contentment
행복하다
–happy; content; joyful
행사
–exercise; use
향유
–enjoyment; possession
활동
–activity; effort; campaign
효자
–filial son; devoted son
후대
–hospitable treatment; hospitability
흥
–high spirits; fun; excitement
흥미
–interest; curiosity
희망
–hope
희생
–sacrifice
희생적
–sacrificial
희생적
–being sacrificial
희생하다
–sacrifice
힘
–ability; energy; power; effect; courage; confidence; strength