How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Korean words on “Colours, shapes and materials”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 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: colours and shapes

Red, blue, round, square, wooden, metal: colours, shapes and materials in Korean for describing an object.

Here are 100 Korean words on “Colours, shapes and materials”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Korean	English
각	angleFigure formed by two intersecting lines, in geometry
아치	arch
검은색	black
파란색	blue
선명하다	bright
청동	bronze
적갈색	burgundy
판지	cardboard
중심	centre
색	colour
콘크리트	concrete
코르크	cork
목화	cotton
십자	cross
가장자리	edge
깨지기 쉽다	fragile
유리	glass
철	iron
상아색	ivory
납	lead
가죽	leather
연하다	light
선	line
재질	material
무광	mattWithout shine
남색	navy blue
주황색	orange
평행	parallel
민무늬	plain
빨간색	red
변	side
은	silverThe metal
단단하다	solid
구	sphere
강철	steel
돌	stone
짚	straw
끝	tip
흰색	white
노란색	yellow

Level 2: medium 35 words

Korean	English
합금	alloy
대나무	bamboo
벽돌	brick
갈색	brown
도자기	ceramic
알록달록하다	colourful
진홍색	crimson
원기둥	cylinder
빽빽하다	dense
대각선	diagonal
길쭉하다	elongated
유연하다	flexible
그러데이션	gradient
화강암	granite
육각형	hexagon
속이 비다	hollow
윤곽	outline
타원형	oval
창백하다	pale
자기	porcelain
보라색	purple
각뿔	pyramid
직사각형	rectangle
수지	resin
고무	rubber
녹	rust
색조	shade
은색	silverThe colour
슬레이트	slate
나선	spiral
탄력 있다	stretchy
색상	tint
투명하다	transparent
삼각형	triangle
아연	zinc

Level 3: hard 25 words

Korean	English
잘 흡수하다	absorbent
모가 나다	angular
얼룩덜룩하다	dappled
볼록하다	domed
칙칙하다	dull
색이 바래다	faded
펠트	felt
납작하다	flattened
형광의	fluorescent
카키색	khaki
잘 펴지다	malleable
나일론	nylon
파스텔색	pastel
폴리스티렌	polystyrene
구멍이 많다	porous
재활용 가능한	recyclable
다홍색	scarlet
영롱하다	shimmering
점이 있다	speckled
녹슬지 않다	stainless
티타늄	titanium
꼬이다	twisted
두 가지 색의	two tone
방수의	waterproof
버들가지	wicker

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Korean words on “Colours, shapes and materials”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 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.