How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Korean words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 86 at the easy level, 76 at the medium level and 55 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Korean vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Korean vocabulary: animals and plants

Dogs, cats, farm animals and wild animals, trees and flowers: animals and plants in Korean.

Here are 100 Korean words on “Animals and plants”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Korean	English
곰	bear
꿀벌	bee
새	bird
나뭇가지	branch
덤불	bush
고양이	cat
데이지	daisy
오리	duck
코끼리	elephant
전나무	fir tree
파리	fly
개구리	frog
털	fur
염소	goat
가축 떼	herd
뿔	horn
말	horse
목줄	lead
잎	leaf
사자	lion
한배 새끼	litter of young
생쥐	mouse
사냥개 무리	pack
발	paw
돼지	pig
비둘기	pigeon
식물	plant
먹이	prey
쥐	rat
상어	shark
양	sheepThe species in general, male or female
뱀	snake
거미	spider
줄기	stem
꼬리	tail
날다	to fly
거북	turtle
고래	whale
날개	wing
벌레	worm

Level 2: medium 35 words

Korean	English
자작나무	birch
지빠귀	blackbird
선인장	cactus
낙타	camel
잉어	carp
산호	coral
뱀장어	eel
매	falcon
망아지	foal
거위	goose
고릴라	gorilla
고슴도치	hedgehog
발굽	hoof
유충	larva
스라소니	lynx
갈기	mane
암말	mare
나이팅게일	nightingale
타조	ostrich
올빼미	owl
판다	panda
앵무새	parrot
꽃가루	pollen
포식자	predator
강아지	puppy
수액	sap
주둥이	snout
다람쥐	squirrel
백조	swan
진드기	tick
꽃이 피다	to bloom
대머리수리	vulture
바다코끼리	walrus
말벌	wasp
얼룩말	zebra

Level 3: hard 25 words

Korean	English
양서류	amphibian
잠자리	dragonfly
고사리	fern
메뚜기	grasshopperJumping insect of meadows
초식 동물	herbivore
왜가리	heron
하마	hippopotamus
무당벌레	ladybird
은방울꽃	lily of the valley
풀무치	locustSwarming species that forms clouds
문어	octopus
수달	otter
갈대	reed
파충류	reptile
성게	sea urchin
참새	sparrow
벌 떼	swarm
짖다	to bark
매애 울다	to bleat
싹트다	to bud
음매 울다	to moo
할퀴다	to scratch
시들다	to wilt
튤립	tulip
족제비	weasel

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Korean words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 86 at the easy level, 76 at the medium level and 55 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Korean vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.