① It covers a total of approximately 3,800 words chosen from the 50,000 vocabulary words found on the National Academy of the Korean Language's (NAKL) list of most frequently used words in Korean and the Yonsei Korean Dictionary, as well as from textbooks used in teaching Korean as a foreign language at the university level.

② Thirteen categories cover a diverse range of vocabulary from everyday life, in subjects from home to school and from nature to the galaxy.

③ Word translations in English, Chinese, Japanese make sure each word makes sense in your language.

④ Pictures help you enjoy remembering words that otherwise would be dry and unexciting. Each section includes phrases and expressions from everyday Korean that help you put words in context.

⑤ Along with the learning of visual pictures, listening practice is added through the voice audio MP3 CD on each vocabulary. (CD1: Korean-English, CD2: Korean-Chinese / Korean-Japanese)

About the Authors

Kang Hyoun-hwa, Ph.D. (Yonsei Univ.)

Professor, Department of Korean Language and Literature, Yonsei University
Former Professor, Department of Korean Language, Kyunghee University
Former Head of GK Kyunghee University Specialization Project
Vice President of The International Association for Korean Language Education
Editorial Board Member of The Applied Linguistics Association of Korea