How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Korean words on “Society and politics”. The full topic holds 178 in the KoKo app: 71 at the easy level, 62 at the medium level and 45 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: politics and society

Government, elections, rights, debates: the Korean words for talking about society and politics.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Korean	English
군대	army
공격	attack
전투	battle
국경	border
선거 운동	campaign
후보	candidate
교회	church
공직	civil service
시민 사회	civil society
위원회	council
나라	countryAn inhabited territory, in the geographical sense
패전	defeat
민주주의	democracy
유럽 연합	European Union
표현의 자유	freedom of speech
정부	government
인권	human rights
공약	manifesto
시장	mayor
병역	military service
부처	ministry
기초 자치 단체	municipality
야당	opposition
의회	parliament
평화	peace
정치	politics
대통령	president
국무총리	prime minister
개혁	reform
종교	religion
공화국	republic
저항 운동	resistance
사회 정의	social justice
연설	speech
국가	stateThe political institution that holds sovereign power
임기	term of office
조약	treaty
투표	vote
선거권	voting right
무기	weapon

Level 2: medium 35 words

Korean	English
동맹	alliance
믿음	belief
자본주의	capitalism
시민	citizen
식민지화	colonisation
선거구	constituency
부정부패	corruption
탄압	crackdown
시위	demonstration
독재	dictatorship
해산	dissolution
대사관	embassy
배제	exclusion
집단 학살	genocide
녹색 정치	green politics
인질	hostage
이민	immigration
제도	institution
국제 제재	international sanction
침공	invasion
사법권	judicial power
군주제	monarchy
점령	occupation
평화 조약	peace treaty
청원	petition
기도	prayer
도지사	prefect
추문	scandal
상원	senate
상원 의원	senator
계층 이동	social mobility
병사	soldier
주권	sovereignty
테러 공격	terrorist attack
투표율	turnout

Level 3: hard 25 words

Korean	English
기권	abstention
사회 운동	activism
투표함	ballot box
휴전	ceasefire
시민 불복종	civil disobedience
공산주의	communism
탈식민지화	decolonisation
외교	diplomacy
극단주의	extremism
남녀 동수	gender parity
입법권	legislative power
로비 단체	lobby
다문화주의	multiculturalism
불신임안	no confidence motion
후보 지명	nomination
기표소	polling booth
자결권	self determination
토론하다	to debate
권리를 요구하다	to demand as a right
통치하다	to govern
입당하다	to join a party
비준하다	to ratify
개혁하다	to reform
보통 선거	universal suffrage
전쟁 난민	war refugee

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 “Society and politics”. The full topic holds 178 in the KoKo app: 71 at the easy level, 62 at the medium level and 45 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.