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This page gives 100 Korean words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 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: environment

Climate, pollution, recycling, renewable energy: environment and ecology vocabulary in Korean.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Korean	English
운동가	activist
공기	air
탄소 배출량 산정	carbon assessment
기후	climate
기후 협약	climate agreement
기후 변화	climate change
작물	crop
지구	Earth
생태학	ecology
전기	electricity
배출	emission
에너지	energy
에너지 절약	energy saving
환경	environment
농장	farm
농업	farming
밭	field
온실 효과	greenhouse effect
온실가스	greenhouse gas
수확	harvest
자연재해	natural disaster
천연가스	natural gas
자연 보호 구역	nature reserve
원자력	nuclear power
석유	oil
친환경	organic
행성	planet
오염	pollution
시위	protest
해수면 상승	rising sea levels
중고	second hand
근거리 유통	short supply chain
일회용 플라스틱	single use plastic
지속 가능한	sustainable
세금	tax
제한하다	to limit
보전하다	to preserve
보호하다	to protect
줄이다	to reduce
산불	wildfire

Level 2: medium 35 words

Korean	English
인식 개선	awareness raising
생물 다양성	biodiversity
탄소 발자국	carbon footprint
탄소 중립	carbon neutrality
보증금 반환제	deposit return scheme
가뭄	drought
생태계	ecosystem
멸종 위기종	endangered species
비료	fertiliser
침수	flood
화석 연료	fossil fuel
생태 전환	green transition
빙하 해빙	ice melt
집약 농업	intensive farming
관개	irrigation
쓰레기 매립장	landfill
빛 공해	light pollution
소음 공해	noise pollution
포장재	packaging
제재	penalty
재생 가능한	renewable
자원	resource
하수 처리장	sewage plant
태양광 패널	solar panel
분리배출	sorting
상쇄하다	to offset
분리해서 버리다	to sort
온난화	warming
폐기물	wasteRubbish, residue
낭비	wasteSquandering, excessive use
하수	waste water
수질 정화	water treatment
습지	wetland
내부 고발자	whistleblower
쓰레기 제로	zero waste

Level 3: hard 25 words

Korean	English
농생태학	agroecology
바이오매스	biomass
이산화탄소	carbon dioxide
산림 파괴	deforestation
사막화	desertification
절제	frugality
소각	incineration
외래 침입종	invasive species
메탄	methane
미세 플라스틱	microplastic
남획	overfishing
퍼머컬처	permaculture
농약	pesticide
계획적 진부화	planned obsolescence
밀렵	poaching
수분 매개 곤충	pollinator
할당량	quota
조림	reforestation
수리 용이성	repairability
쓰레기	rubbish
단열 처리	thermal insulation
퇴비로 만들다	to compost
재활용하다	to recycle
낭비하다	to waste
생태 통로	wildlife corridor

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Korean words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 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.