How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Korean words on “Arts and creation”. The full topic holds 174 in the KoKo app: 69 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 44 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: art, literature and music

Music, painting, theatre, photography, literature: arts and culture vocabulary in Korean.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Korean	English
배우	actor
예술	art
예술 사조	art movement
예술가	artist
관객	audience
전위	avant garde
아름다움	beauty
카메라	camera
캔버스	canvas
장	chapter
화음	chord
소장품	collection
희극	comedy
연주회	concert
창작	creation
무용	dance
디자인	design
대사	dialogue
위작	forgery
악기	instrument
풍경화	landscape
시행	line of verse
문학	literature
미술관	museum
음계	musical scale
이야기	narrative
장편 소설	novel
오페라	opera
회화	painting
원근법	perspective
시	poetry
초상화	portrait
출판인	publisher
배역	role
단편 소설	short story
가수	singer
정물화	still life
화풍	style
재능	talent
순회공연	tour

Level 2: medium 35 words

Korean	English
추상적인	abstract
미학	aesthetics
작업실	artist’s studio
후렴	chorus
점토	clay
지휘자	conductor
동시대의	contemporary
무대 의상	costume
무대 막	curtain
연출가	director
분장실	dressing room
플래시	flash
플루트	flute
기타	guitar
영감	inspiration
대리석	marble
선율	melody
화자	narrator
캔버스 유화	oil on canvas
팔레트	palette
사진	photograph
받침대	plinth
줄거리	plot
시 한 편	poem
리허설	rehearsal
레퍼토리	repertoire
악보	score
무대 장치	set
스케치	sketch
스냅 사진	snapshot
조각상	statue
긴장감	suspense
작곡하다	to compose
영감을 주다	to inspire
바이올린	violin

Level 3: hard 25 words

Korean	English
아코디언	accordion
목탄화	charcoal drawing
합창단	choir
클라리넷	clarinet
이젤	easel
결말	ending
구상적인	figurative
하프	harp
즉흥 연주	improvisation
무언극	mime
독백	monologue
그림붓	paintbrush
예술 후원자	patron
타악기	percussion
목판화	print artwork
개막 행사	private view
색소폰	saxophone
자화상	self portrait
독주자	soloist
무대 공포	stage fright
연	stanzaGroup of lines in a poem
교향곡	symphony
박수를 치다	to applaud
즉흥적으로 하다	to improvise
수채화	watercolour

Mini quiz

5 words from this page, picked at random. Find their translation.

Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Korean words on “Arts and creation”. The full topic holds 174 in the KoKo app: 69 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 44 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.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Korean vocabulary on iPhone.