Korean animals & nature vocabulary
Learn the Korean names of animals, plants, weather, and natural surroundings from pictures and everyday examples.
How to practise this topic
- Match the picture to the Korean word before looking at the English meaning.
- Practise words in a small group, such as pets or weather, instead of memorizing the whole list at once.
- 눈 can mean “snow” or “eye.” The picture, meaning, and sentence tell you which meaning is being used.
Words in this topic
- 고양이 · cat
- 호랑이 · tiger
- 개 · dog
- 강아지 · puppy
- 토끼 · rabbit
- 새 · bird
- 말 · horse
- 소 · cow
- 돼지 · pig
- 양 · sheep
- 오리 · duck
- 닭 · chicken (animal)
- 곰 · bear
- 꽃 · flower
- 나무 · tree
- 잎 · leaf
- 풀 · grass
- 산 · mountain
- 강 · river
- 바다 · sea
- 해 · sun
- 달 · moon
- 비 · rain
- 눈 · snow
- 해변 · beach
- 사자 · lion
- 코끼리 · elephant
- 기린 · giraffe
- 원숭이 · monkey
- 얼룩말 · zebra
- 사슴 · deer
- 여우 · fox
- 늑대 · wolf
- 다람쥐 · squirrel
- 고슴도치 · hedgehog
- 판다 · panda
- 코알라 · koala
- 펭귄 · penguin
- 부엉이 · owl
- 개구리 · frog
- 거북이 · turtle
- 나비 · butterfly
- 벌 · bee
- 개미 · ant
- 거미 · spider
- 뱀 · snake
- 돌고래 · dolphin
- 고래 · whale
- 구름 · cloud
- 별 · star
- 염소 · goat
- 당나귀 · donkey
- 낙타 · camel
- 하마 · hippopotamus
- 코뿔소 · rhinoceros
- 캥거루 · kangaroo
- 수달 · otter
- 물범 · seal
- 문어 · octopus
- 오징어 · squid
- 게 · crab
- 새우 · shrimp
- 바닷가재 · lobster
- 달팽이 · snail
- 잠자리 · dragonfly
- 모기 · mosquito
- 무당벌레 · ladybug
- 까마귀 · crow
- 앵무새 · parrot
- 공작새 · peacock
- 폭포 · waterfall
- 숲 · forest
- 섬 · island
- 바위 · rock
- 모래 · sand