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Family words in Korean: parents, siblings, grandparents, spouses and children, plus the general words for family and relatives. Many languages, Korean among them, distinguish older and younger siblings and sometimes your own family from someone else's, so read the meanings closely.
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| Hangul | Romanization | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| μμ΄ | ai | child | TOPIK I | μμ΄κ° μλ»μ.Aiga yeppeoyo.The child is pretty. |
| μ΄λ¨Έλ | eomeoni | mother | TOPIK I | μ΄λ¨Έλκ° μ리λ₯Ό νμΈμ.Eomeoniga yorireul haseyo.Mom is cooking. |
| μλ²μ§ | abeoji | father | TOPIK I | μ°λ¦¬ μλ²μ§λ νμ¬μμ λλ€.Uri abeojineun hoesawonipnida.My father is an office worker. |
| μλ§ | eomma | mom or mother | TOPIK I | μλ§κ° μ λ₯Ό μ¬λν΄μ.Eommaga jeoreul saranghaeyo.Mom loves me. |
| λ¨νΈ | nampyeon | husband | TOPIK I | μ λ¨νΈμ μ리λ₯Ό μν΄μ.Je nampyeoneun yorireul jalhaeyo.My husband is good at cooking. |
| μλ€ | adeul | son | TOPIK I | μ°λ¦¬ μλ€μ΄ νκ΅μ κ°μ.Uri adeuri hakgyoe gayo.My son goes to school. |
| μ | ae | child (colloquial) | TOPIK I | κ·Έ μ λ μ λ§ κ·μ¬μμ.Geu aeneun jeongmal gwiyeowoyo.That child is very cute. |
| μλΉ | appa | dad | TOPIK I | μλΉ κ° μ§μ μμ.Appaga jibe wayo.Dad is coming home. |
| μλ΄ | anae | wife | TOPIK I | μ μλ΄μ λλ€.Je anaeipnida.This is my wife. |
| κ°μ‘± | gajok | family | TOPIK I | μ°λ¦¬ κ°μ‘±μ λ€ λͺ μ΄μμ.Uri gajogeun ne myeongieyo.There are four people in my family. |
| μΈλ | eonni | older sister | TOPIK I | μ°λ¦¬ μΈλλ μλ»μ.Uri eonnineun yeppeoyo.My older sister is pretty. |
| μμ | jasik | one's children | TOPIK I | μ μμμ λͺ¨λ μλ€μ λλ€.Je jasigeun modu adeuripnida.All of my children are sons. |
| ν λ¨Έλ | halmeoni | grandmother | TOPIK I | ν λ¨Έλ λμ κ°μ.Halmeoni daege gayo.I am going to my grandmother's house. |
| κ²°νΌ | gyeolhon | marriage | TOPIK I | λ€μ λ¬μ κ²°νΌν΄μ.Daeum dare gyeolhonhaeyo.I am getting married next month. |
| λμ | dongsaeng | younger sibling | TOPIK I | μ λμμ νμμ΄μμ.Je dongsaengeun haksaengieyo.My younger sibling is a student. |
| μκΈ° | agi | a baby | TOPIK I | μκΈ°κ° μμ.Agiga jayo.The baby is sleeping. |
| λΈ | ttal | daughter | TOPIK I | μ λΈμ μ¬λ μ΄μ΄μμ.Je ttareun yeodeol sarieyo.My daughter is eight years old. |
| λΆλͺ¨ | bumo | parents | TOPIK I | λΆλͺ¨λμ μ¬λν΄μ.Bumonimeul saranghaeyo.I love my parents. |
| ν μλ²μ§ | harabeoji | grandfather | TOPIK I | ν μλ²μ§κ° μ§μ κ³μΈμ.Harabeojiga jibe gyeseyo.My grandfather is at home. |
| ν | hyeong | older brother (used by males) | TOPIK I | μ νμ μ리μ¬μμ.Je hyeongeun yorisayeyo.My older brother is a chef. |
| μ΄λ¦°μ΄ | eorini | child | TOPIK I | μ΄λ¦°μ΄κ° νκ΅μ κ°μ.Eoriniga hakgyoe gayo.The child goes to school. |
| λΆλΆ | bubu | a married couple | TOPIK I | μ°λ¦¬ λΆλΆλ ν볡ν΄μ.Uri bubuneun haengbokhaeyo.The married couple is very happy. |
| μ€λΉ | oppa | older brother for females | TOPIK I | μ€λΉ κ° μ§μ μμ΄μ.Oppaga jibe isseoyo.My older brother is at home. |
| κ²°νΌνλ€ | gyeolhonhada | to get married | TOPIK I | λ΄λ μ κ²°νΌν΄μ.Naenyeone gyeolhonhaeyo.I am getting married next year. |
| λλ | nuna | older sister (for a male) | TOPIK I | μ°λ¦¬ λλλ λνμμ΄μμ.Uri nunaneun daehaksaengieyo.My older sister is a college student. |
| λΆλͺ¨λ | bumonim | one's parents | TOPIK I | λΆλͺ¨λμ μμ£Ό μΉμ νμΈμ.Bumonimeun aju chinjeolhaseyo.My parents are kind. |
| μꡬ | sikgu | family member (living together) | TOPIK I | μ°λ¦¬ μꡬλ λͺ¨λ λ€ λͺ μ΄μμ.Uri sikguneun modu ne myeongieyo.There are four people in my family. |
| λΆμΈ | buin | a wife | TOPIK I | |
| κ³ λͺ¨ | gomo | paternal aunt | TOPIK I | |
| νμ | hyeongje | siblings | TOPIK I | |
| μΉμ² | chincheok | relatives | TOPIK I | |
| μλ²λ | abeonim | father (honorific) | TOPIK I | |
| μ΄λ¨Έλ | eomeonim | mother (honorific) | TOPIK I | |
| μμ΄λ¨Έλ | sieomeoni | husband's mother | TOPIK I | |
| μ΄λͺ¨ | imo | maternal aunt | TOPIK I | |
| μ‘°μΉ΄ | joka | nephew or niece | TOPIK I | |
| μΌμ΄ | samchon | an uncle | TOPIK I | |
| μ¬λμ | yeodongsaeng | younger sister | TOPIK I | |
| λ¨λμ | namdongsaeng | younger brother | TOPIK I | |
| μλ | sonnyeo | granddaughter | TOPIK I | |
| νλ | hyeongnim | older brother (used by a male) | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| λ©°λ리 | myeoneuri | daughter-in-law | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| νλΆ | hyeongbu | older sister's husband | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μ¬μ΄ | sachon | cousin | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μ₯λ¨ | jangnam | the eldest son | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| λ¨λ§€ | nammae | brother and sister | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μ¬μ | sawi | son-in-law | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μ¬λͺ¨λ | samonim | honorific title for someone else's wife (or a respectable older woman) | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μΈμΌμ΄ | oesamchon | maternal uncle | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μ°¨λ¨ | chanam | second eldest son | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μΈν λ¨Έλ | oehalmeoni | maternal grandmother | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| κ³ λͺ¨λΆ | gomobu | aunt's husband | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μλΆλͺ¨ | sibumo | husband's parents | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μμλ²μ§ | siabeoji | a husband's father | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| λλ | nunim | older sister (used by a male) | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μκ° | aga | baby / little one (affectionate) | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μΈκ° | oega | mother's side family | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μΈμλͺ¨ | oesukmo | maternal uncle's wife | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μμμ§ | jageunjip | father's younger brother's house/family | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μΉλΈ | chinttal | biological daughter | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μΉμλ€ | chinadeul | biological son | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μΉμλ²μ§ | chinabeoji | biological father | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μΉμ΄λ¨Έλ | chineomeoni | biological mother | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μΉμΈλ | chineonni | older sister by blood | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μΉμ€λΉ | chinoppa | older brother by blood | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| ν°μ§ | keunjip | paternal eldest uncle's house | TOPIK 3-4 | |
| μλ | janyeo | one's children | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| λ§λλΌ | manura | one's wife (informal/colloquial) | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μΉμ | chinjeong | (a married woman's) parents' home | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μμ§ | sijip | one's husband's family (or home) | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| λΆμΉ | buchin | one's father | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| λΈμμ΄ | ttarai | a daughter | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μΈκ°μ§ | oegatjip | mother's family home | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μ₯λͺ¨λ | jangmonim | mother in law | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| ν¨μ | hyoja | dutiful son | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μλ | sidaek | husband's family home | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| ν°μλ€ | keunadeul | oldest son | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μ₯λͺ¨ | jangmo | mother-in-law | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μμμλ²μ§ | jageunabeoji | father's younger brother (uncle) | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μΈμλ€ | oeadeul | only son | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μ₯μΈ | jangin | father-in-law (wife's father) | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μΈν μλ²μ§ | oeharabeoji | maternal grandfather | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| ν°μλ²μ§ | keunabeoji | father's older brother | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| ν°λΈ | keunttal | eldest daughter | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μμμλ€ | jageunadeul | younger son | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| νμ | hyeongsu | (a man's) older brother's wife | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μμμ΄λ¨Έλ | jageuneomeoni | aunt (father's younger brother's wife) | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μλλ | adeunim | someone's son (honorific) | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| λ°λ | ttanim | honorific form of daughter | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| ν°μ΄λ¨Έλ | keuneomeoni | father's elder brother's wife | TOPIK 5-6 | |
| μμλΈ | jageunttal | younger daughter | TOPIK 5-6 |
Word lists: the National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL) learner vocabulary and the 2015 TOPIK vocabulary list, as compiled in combined_korean_vocabulary_list. English senses adapted from Kengdic by Joe Speigle (MPL 2.0). Revised Romanization is generated; example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The 91 family words below come from the TOPIK vocabulary lists with their readings and meanings. Where Korean has separate words for older and younger siblings, or for your own family versus another person's, the meaning column says which is which.
40 from TOPIK I, 26 from TOPIK II Intermediate, 25 from TOPIK II Advanced. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, romanization and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
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