Korean adverbs

These are the adverbs the National Institute of Korean Language marks as beginner or intermediate — the words a learner actually meets first. We do not rank them by frequency, because we do not have frequency data for Korean the way a balanced corpus would give it.

All 486 adverbs

• 가까이closely
• 가끔sometimes
• 가득full
• 가득히being full of
• 가만quietly; motionlessly
• 가만히quietly; motionlessly
• 가장best
• 각각each; every
• 각자each; separately
• 간단히briefly
• 간신히with difficulty
• 간혹sometimes; occasionally; once in a while
• 갈수록increasingly
• 감사히thankfully; gratefully
• 감히daringly; boldly
• 갑자기suddenly; all of a sudden
• 갑작스레unexpectedly
• 같이together
• 거꾸로reversely; the other way
• 거의all but
• 건강히healthily; robustly
• 게다가additionally
• 겨우with difficulty
• 겨우겨우with much difficulty
• 결국eventually; finally
• 결코never
• 계속continuously; successively
• 곧immediately
• 곧바로immediately
• 곧이어soon after
• 곧잘quite well
• 곧장straight; directly
• 골고루equally; evenly
• 과연indeed
• 관계없이irrelevantly
• 괜히vainly; in vain; to no avail
• 굉장히hugely
• 굳이in the manner of taking trouble
• 그같이like that
• 그끄저께three days ago
• 그끄제three days ago
• 그날그날everyday
• 그냥as it is; as it stands
• 그다지little; not greatly
• 그대로as it is; as it stands
• 그래서so; therefore
• 그러나but; however
• 그러니까so
• 그러면if so
• 그러므로therefore; so; hence
• 그럭저럭somehow; passably
• 그런대로passably; tolerably
• 그런데by the way
• 그럼if so; in that case
• 그렇지만but; however; nevertheless
• 그리that way; there
• 그리고and
• 그리로that way; there
• 그만no more
• 그만큼as much as that
• 그야말로certainly; indeed; really
• 그저just; same
• 그저께the day before yesterday
• 그제the day before yesterday
• 그제야only after; at last
• 그쯤that much
• 그토록that much
• 극히greatly; extremely
• 근데by the way
• 금방moment ago
• 금방금방promptly; speedily
• 급격히rapidly
• 급속히rapidly
• 급히urgently
• 깊이deeply; deep
• 깊이깊이very deeply
• 깜박with a flash
• 깜박깜박with repeated flashes
• 깜빡with a flash
• 깜빡깜빡with repeated flashes
• 깜짝with a startle
• 깜짝깜짝with repeated startles
• 깨끗이clean
• 꼭firmly; tightly
• 꼭without fail; at any cost; certainly
• 꼼꼼히elaborately; punctiliously; carefully
• 꼼짝with a slight move
• 꽉firmly; strongly; tight
• 꽤quite; fairly
• 꾸준히steadily; persistently
• 끄덕with a nod
• 끄덕끄덕with repeated nods
• 끄떡with a nod
• 끈적끈적stickily
• 끊임없이incessantly; unceasingly; ceaselessly
• 끙끙groans
• 끝내to the end
• 끝없이endlessly; infinitely
• 나란히in order; in a line
• 내내throughout
• 내일tomorrow
• 내일모레day after tomorrow
• 낼tomorrow
• 낼모레day after tomorrow
• 냠냠yum-yum
• 너무too
• 너무나too; excessively
• 너무너무too; excessively
• 넉넉히sufficiently; plentifully
• 널리widely; extensively
• 높이high; aloft
• 늘always
• 다all; everything
• 다달이monthly; each month
• 다만merely
• 다소somewhat
• 다시again
• 다행히luckily; with luck
• 단순히simply
• 단지just
• 달리unlike
• 당분간for the present; for the time being
• 당연히naturally; fairly
• 대강roughly
• 대개generally; usually
• 대단히very much; greatly
• 대략roughly; approximately
• 대부분mostly; largely
• 대체come to the point
• 대체로roughly
• 대충roughly; cursorily
• 대충대충loosely
• 더more
• 더구나moreover
• 더욱more; further
• 더욱더all the more; even more
• 더욱더욱more and more
• 더욱이besides
• 덜less
• 도대체come to the point
• 도로back
• 도리어instead; on the contrary
• 도무지(not) at all; by any possibility
• 도저히(not) at all; by any possibility
• 되게very; really
• 되도록if possible
• 두근두근throbbingly; in a palpitating manner
• 드디어at last; finally
• 딩동댕ding-dong-dang
• 따끈따끈warmly
• 따라서therefore; so; hence
• 따로separately
• 따로따로individually; separately
• 따르릉ting-a-ling
• 딱broad
• 때때로occasionally
• 때로occasionally
• 또once more
• 또는or
• 또다시over again
• 또박또박neatly; clearly
• 또한also; as well
• 똑같이equally; evenly
• 똑똑히definitely; explicitly
• 똑바로straight; upright
• 뜻대로one's own way
• 뜻밖에unexpectedly
• 마구severely
• 마냥infinitely
• 마땅히naturally
• 마음껏to the full; to one's satisfaction
• 마음대로at will
• 마주face-to-face
• 마치as if
• 마침opportunely; just at the time
• 마침내finally; after all
• 막just
• 막violently; wildly
• 막상in reality
• 만약supposing; in case
• 만일supposing; in case
• 많이much; in large numbers; in large amounts
• 말끔히cleanly
• 말없이silently; in silence
• 맘껏to one's satisfaction; to the full
• 맘대로as one wants
• 매년year by year; annually
• 매달every month
• 매번every time
• 매시간hourly
• 매우very; very much; greatly
• 매월every month
• 매일every day; every single day
• 매일매일daily
• 매주every week
• 매해every year
• 매회every time
• 먼저earlier; first
• 멀리far
• 멋대로as one likes
• 멍멍bow-wow
• 모두all of
• 모레the day after tomorrow
• 모처럼with much trouble
• 몰래secretly; in secret; stealthily
• 몹시much; extremely
• 못not
• 몽땅all
• 무려as many as; whopping
• 무사히safe; intact
• 무조건unconditionally
• 무척very; extremely
• 묵묵히silently; quietly
• 문득suddenly
• 문제없이easily; simply
• 물론of course
• 물씬heavily
• 미리in advance; ahead of time
• 미리미리in advance; ahead of time
• 미처beforehand
• 및besides; as well as
• 바로straight; upright
• 바로바로immediately
• 바싹completely
• 반드시without fail; certainly
• 반짝in a flash
• 반짝반짝in a flash
• 밤낮always; around the clock
• 방금a moment ago
• 배불리heartily
• 벌떡suddenly
• 벌써so soon
• 별로specially; particularly
• 보다more
• 보통usually; in general
• 부지런히diligently
• 분명clearly; surely
• 분명히clearly
• 불쌍히pitifully
• 비교적relatively; rather
• 비로소not till then
• 비록even though; although
• 빠짐없이everything; all
• 빨리quickly
• 빨리빨리quickly
• 뻥boom; pop
• 사실actually; as a matter of fact; de facto
• 살짝stealthily; secretly; furtively
• 상관없이regardless of
• 상당히fairly; pretty
• 새로newly
• 새로이newly
• 새삼anew; afresh
• 서로each other; one another
• 서로서로each other; one another
• 서서히gradually; steadily
• 설마really
• 소중히valuably
• 솔직히frankly; honestly
• 수시로frequently
• 수없이innumerably
• 순간순간at every moment
• 스스로by oneself; for oneself
• 슬쩍stealthily; secretly; furtively
• 시끌벅적noisily
• 시원히(no equivalent expression)
• 실은in fact; to speak honestly
• 실제really; actually
• 실제로actually
• 실컷to one's satisfaction; heartily; to one's heart's content
• 심지어even
• 십상fairly; perfectly
• 썩exceedingly; greatly; so
• 쓸데없이needlessly; uselessly
• 아까a little while ago; a moment ago
• 아니not
• 아마maybe; likely
• 아마도maybe; likely
• 아무래도in all respects; by any possibility
• 아무리no matter how
• 아무튼in any case; anyway
• 아예from the outset
• 아울러also; besides
• 아주very; so; extremely
• 아직yet; still
• 안not
• 안녕히in peace
• 암튼anyway; anyhow
• 앞서before; earlier
• 야옹meow
• 약간a little; a bit
• 얌전히gently; meekly
• 어느덧already; so soon
• 어느새already; so soon
• 어서quickly; without hesitation; without delay
• 어저께yesterday
• 어제yesterday
• 어쨌든anyway; anyhow; at any rate
• 어쩌다accidentally; by chance
• 어쩌다가accidentally; by chance
• 어쩌면maybe; perhaps; possibly
• 어쩐지somehow
• 어찌나so
• 어차피in any case; after all
• 어흥growl
• 억지로reluctantly; forcibly
• 언제when; at what time
• 언제나always; all the time
• 언젠가someday
• 얼른quickly; immediately; promptly
• 얼마나how
• 없이without
• 엊그제some time ago
• 여간normally; ordinarily
• 여전히just as it was before
• 역시also; as well
• 열심히hard; diligently; zealously
• 영not in the least
• 영원히eternally; everlastingly; forever
• 예컨대for instance; such as
• 오늘today
• 오래long
• 오래도록long
• 오래오래for a long time
• 오로지solely; exclusively
• 오직just; only; solely
• 오히려on the contrary
• 온종일all day; the whole day
• 온통entirely; wholly
• 완벽히perfectly
• 완전히completely; perfectly
• 왜why
• 왜냐하면because; since; by reason of
• 왠지somehow
• 우선first of all; to begin with; before everything
• 우연히by chance; by accident
• 워낙too; excessively; so
• 원래originally; primarily; by nature
• 유난히fastidiously; unusually
• 이같이like this
• 이내soon; promptly; in a moment
• 이대로as it is; as it stands
• 이따a little later; a short time later
• 이따가a little later; a short time later
• 이른바as they say; so-called
• 이리here
• 이리로this way; here
• 이리저리this way and that; here and there; from place to place
• 이만only to this extent; by this; here
• 이만큼this much
• 이미already
• 이어sequentially; in a sequential manner
• 이왕already; now that; since
• 이윽고soon afterward; in a while; after a while
• 이제now
• 이제야now
• 이쯤this much
• 이토록so much; like this
• 일부러specially; expressly
• 일시temporarily; briefly; transiently
• 일일every day
• 일일이one at a time; separately
• 일찍early
• 일찍이early
• 일체entirely; wholly; altogether
• 자꾸frequently; repeatedly; again and again
• 자꾸만frequently; repeatedly; again and again
• 자세히in detail; minutely
• 자연히naturally
• 자주often; frequently
• 자주자주often; frequently
• 잔뜩full; fully; to capacity
• 잘well
• 잘못wrongly; incorrectly
• 잠깐for a moment; for an instant; for a while
• 잠시for a while; for a moment; for some time
• 재빨리quickly
• 저같이like that
• 저리away
• 저리로in that direction; that way
• 저마다each
• 저만치that much
• 저만큼that much
• 저절로by oneself; by itself; automatically
• 저쯤like that
• 저토록that
• 적당히adequately
• 적어도at least
• 전부all
• 전혀(not) at all; completely
• 절대absolutely; never
• 절대로ever
• 점점gradually
• 점차gradually
• 정말really
• 정말로really; truly
• 정신없이frantically
• 정확히accurately
• 제대로right
• 제발please
• 제법pretty much
• 제일most
• 조금a little
• 조금씩little by little
• 조심히carefully; cautiously
• 조용히quietly
• 좀a little
• 좀처럼easily; anytime soon
• 종일all day long
• 종종occasionally
• 주로usually
• 죽straight
• 줄곧all along; continuously
• 줄줄continuously
• 즉that is
• 지극히extremely; utterly
• 지글지글sizzlingly
• 지금now; immediately
• 지금껏until now; so far
• 직접in person
• 진짜genuinely; really
• 진짜로genuinely; really
• 쪼금a little
• 쪼끔a little
• 쭉straight
• 차라리rather
• 차례차례one at a time
• 차마chama
• 차차gradually
• 차츰gradually
• 참truly
• 참으로truly; sincerely
• 천천히slowly
• 철저히perfectly; immaculately; thoroughly
• 최대한to the hilt; fully; completely
• 최소한as little as possible
• 충분히enough; sufficiently; fully
• 콜록with a cough
• 콜록콜록with coughs
• 콩닥콩닥with thumps
• 쾅with a thump
• 쿨쿨zzz
• 쿵thump; thud
• 쿵쾅bang; boom
• 쿵쾅쿵쾅bang; boom
• 쿵쿵thump; thud
• 텅emptily; vacantly
• 통completely
• 특별히specially; particularly; especially
• 특히specially; particularly; especially
• 틀림없이surely enough
• 틈틈이in cracks
• 퍽quite; very much
• 편히comfortably; easily
• 푹soundly
• 하긴in fact; in truth; indeed; actually
• 하나하나one at a time; separately
• 하도too; excessively
• 하여튼in any case; anyway
• 하지만but; however
• 하하ha-ha
• 한가득to the full; to the brim
• 한결better; more
• 한꺼번에at a stroke; at one blow; all at once; at the same time; all together
• 한때temporarily; briefly; at one time
• 한번very; really; extremely
• 한창at the peak; in bloom; at one's height
• 한층more; much more; far more
• 함께together; along with
• 함부로thoughtlessly; carelessly; rashly; indiscreetly
• 항상always; all the time
• 해마다every year; each year
• 허허ha-ha; ho-ho
• 헉헉pant; gasp; huff and puff
• 현재currently; now
• 혹시by any chance
• 혹은or; if not
• 혼자alone
• 확strongly; powerfully
• 확실히certainly; surely; confidently; definitely
• 활발히vigorously; energetically; actively
• 활짝completely; thoroughly
• 훨씬by far; much; a lot
• 흔히often; commonly; usually
• 힘껏with all one's might; as far as one can
• 힘없이weakly; feebly