How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Korean words on “Science and technology”. The full topic holds 193 in the KoKo app: 77 at the easy level, 67 at the medium level and 49 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: science and technology

Experiment, energy, machine, research: the words of science and technology in Korean.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Korean	English
산	acid
분석	analysis
블랙홀	black hole
계산	calculation
세포	cell
회로	circuit
도체	conducting material
전류	current
차이	difference
발견	discovery
원소	element
지수	exponent
힘	force
기체	gas
가설	hypothesis
기구	instrument
연구실	laboratory
빛	light
기계	machine
질량	mass
평균	mean
측정값	measurement
금속	metal
수	number
생물체	organism
진보	progress
증거	proof
광선	ray
저항	resistance
과학	science
고체	solid
종	species
속력	speed
용수철	spring
별	star
통계	statistic
합	sum
기술	technique
시험하다	to test
무게	weight

Level 2: medium 35 words

Korean	English
가속도	acceleration
덧셈	addition
넓이	area
원자	atom
연소	combustion
곡선	curve
디엔에이	DNA
공학	engineering
분수	fraction
발전기	generator
중력	gravity
수소	hydrogen
발명	invention
레이저	laser
행렬	matrix
작동 원리	mechanism
분자	molecule
광학	optics
산소	oxygen
특허	patent
확률	probability
시제품	prototype
로켓	rocket
표본	sample
인공위성	satellite
센서	sensor
모의실험	simulation
스펙트럼	spectrum
정리	theorem
입증하다	to demonstrate
설계하다	to design
재현하다	to replicate
변수	variable
파동	wave
파장	wavelength

Level 3: hard 25 words

Korean	English
대수학	algebra
소행성	asteroid
비커	beaker
생명공학	biotechnology
끓음	boiling
원둘레	circumference
응결	condensation
핵분열	fission
마찰	friction
톱니바퀴	gear wheel
로그	logarithm
현미경	microscope
나노 기술	nanotechnology
산화	oxidation
입자	particle
주기율표	periodic table
피펫	pipette
도르래	pulley
굴절	refraction
제곱근	square root
뺄셈	subtraction
망원경	telescope
시험관	test tube
변압기	transformer
무중력	weightlessness

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Korean words on “Science and technology”. The full topic holds 193 in the KoKo app: 77 at the easy level, 67 at the medium level and 49 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.