Korean vocabulary list:
customs & etiquette
- 가법–family rules
- 개신–renewal; renovation
- 건들거리다–have no manners
- 격식–formality
- 경례–attention
- 경례–salutation; salute; bow
- 경로–respect for the aged
- 경우–reason; principle
- 고전–convenience; customary
- 공손–politeness
- 공손하다–polite; civil; well-mannered
- 공식–formula
- 관습–custom
- 관행–practice; custom
- 구습–old customs; old-fashioned practices
- 규범–norms
- 규정–regulation; rule
- 규정하다–prescribe
- 금기하다–place a taboo on
- 길–duty; obligation
- 껍질–shell; frame
- 내려오다–be passed down
- 대도–great principle
- 대의–great cause
- 대접–reception; treatment
- 도–morality; principle
- 도의–moral principles
- 돌림–common syllable in the names of family members
- 드리다–say; say hello
- 모토–motto
- 무도–knighthood; chivalry
- 미안하다–I am sorry
- 바치다–give; offer
- 받다–receive; get
- 배상–yours sincerely
- 버릇–habit; manners
- 버릇없다–rude
- 법도–custom; manners
- 벗어나다–non-conform
- 보수–conservatism
- 복주머니–A pouch tied to children usually at the beginning of the first month of the lunar calendar to wish good luck
- 뵈다–meet; see
- 뵙다–see; meet; meet with
- 분수–limit
- 붙이다–give (a salute)
- 비행–wrongdoing; misconduct; misdemeanor; delinquency; malpractice
- 비행–wrongdoing; misconduct; misdemeanor; delinquency; malpractice
- 뼈대–prestige; tradition
- 생활–life
- 서약–vow; oath; pledge
- 선서–oath
- 성은–royal benevolence
- 세배–new year's bow
- 세뱃돈–new year's money
- 세속–popular customs
- 수구–conservatism
- 수라–royal meal
- 실수–breach of etiquette; discourtesy
- 악수–handshake
- 안녕–hello; hi; good-bye; bye
- 야만–barbarism
- 양식–manner; way
- 어색하다–awkward
- 여쭈다–ask politely; greet politely
- 영접–reception
- 예–etiquette; decorum
- 예물–wedding present; wedding gift
- 예의–courtesy; manners
- 예절–courtesy; manners
- 올리다–hold; observe; offer; present
- 올림–Sincerely yours; Yours very truly
- 올바르다–proper; honest
- 웃어른–elders; senior
- 원칙–rule; principle
- 유물–remnant
- 유언–testament
- 의례–formality; ceremony; courtesy
- 의식–ceremony; function
- 이어지다–be handed down
- 이적–transfer of one's name in the family register
- 인도–human duty; human obligation
- 인사–greetings
- 인사하다–greet; salute; express one's thanks; express one's gratitude; introduce
- 인의–humaneness; humanity
- 일–A state in which one should behave in such a way
- 자고로–traditionally; since early times
- 잔재–residue; vestige; hangover
- 재배–double prostration; Sincerely yours
- 적당하다–plausible; acceptable
- 적당히–plausibly
- 전승–inheritance
- 전통–tradition; heritage
- 전하–your majesty; his majesty
- 절–prostration bow
- 절도–discipline
- 정도–right way
- 정문–gate of virtue
- 정표–symbol
- 제도–institution; system
- 제수–offering
- 존칭–honorific address
- 졸고–unworthy writing
- 좇다–follow; observe
- 좌우명–motto in life
- 주로–usually
- 지키다–obey; observe
- 차례–ancestral rite
- 천륜–moral laws in family relationships
- 철칙–ironclad rule
- 초청–invitation
- 초청되다–be invited
- 총총–sincerely yours
- 큰절–deep bow; deep curtsy; ceremonial deep bow
- 통정–general perception
- 퇴폐–degeneration; demoralization; decay
- 퇴폐하다–be demoralized; fall into decay
- 풍–fashion; trend; manners
- 풍기–public morals
- 함–A box used for a traditional Korean wedding, containing fabrics and a letter of proposal, sent by the bridegroom to the bride's family the day before the wedding
- 혁명–revolution; innovation
- 혁신하다–innovate; reform; overhaul
- 환영–welcome