Korean 306 Test 2 Vocabulary

인구

Population

증가

Increase / Growth

감소

Decrease / Decline

생산가능인구

Working-age population (ages 15–64)

고령화

Aging (of a population)

저출산

Low birth rate

출산율

Fertility rate

육아

Childcare / Parenting

예산

Budget

투입하다

To invest / To put in (resources/funds)

수도권

Metropolitan area (usually Seoul/Gyeonggi)

지방

Provinces / Non-metropolitan areas

농촌

Farming village / Rural area

중소도시

Small and medium-sized cities

청년인구

Youth population

소멸

Extinction / Disappearance

시군구

City, County, and District (administrative units)

고용주

Employer

고용하다

To hire / To employ

공장

Factory

공단

Industrial complex

공포

Fear / Terror

긴장

Tension / Nervousness

단속

Crackdown / Enforcement

단순한

Simple / Mere

법무부

Ministry of Justice

사면하다

To pardon / To amnesty

숙박업소

Lodging facility / Accommodation

신고하다

To report (to authorities)

신원

Identity

요란한

Noisy / Loud / Ostentatious

운전면허

Driver's license

재료

Ingredients / Materials

잽싸게

Quickly / Swiftly

집중하다

To concentrate / To focus

출입국관리사무소

Immigration office

판단되다

To be judged / To be determined

해고하다

To fire / To dismiss

가공공장

Processing plant

개선하다

To improve

(개인)사업자

(Individual) Business owner

국적

Nationality / Citizenship

기피하다

To avoid / To shun

노동강도

Labor intensity

노동환경

Working environment

무리하게

Excessively / Overly

미만

Under / Less than

박하다

Stingy / Meager (wages/treatment)

보상

Compensation

보험

Insurance

빚

Debt

사업

Business

사업주

Business owner / Employer

사업장

Workplace

산업재해

Industrial accident

산재보험

Industrial accident compensation insurance

선택

Choice / Selection

수산업

Fisheries industry

수술

Surgery

어선

Fishing boat

어업(인)

Fishery (Fisherman)

영세하다

To be small-scale / Petty

예외

Exception

요양 (기간)

Recuperation (period)

유지하다

To maintain / To keep

인력

Manpower / Labor force

인정받다

To be recognized / To be acknowledged

장애

Disability / Obstacle

(저)임금

(Low) Wages

질환

Disease / Illness

치료

Treatment / Cure

친환경

Eco-friendly

탈출하다

To escape

평균

Average

항구

Port / Harbor

강력사건

Violent crime

건수

Number of cases

교류

Exchange / Interaction

권력(집단)

Power (group)

근본

Root / Fundamental

꾸준히

Steadily / Consistently

내국인

Local / Domestic person

미세먼지

Fine dust / Particulate matter

묘사하다

To describe / To portray

반면

On the other hand

발표

Announcement / Presentation

범인

Criminal / Culprit

범죄

Crime

범죄율

Crime rate

비중

Weight / Proportion / Importance

설문조사

Survey / Poll

소수(민족)

Minority (ethnic group)

약자

The weak / Underdog

영주권

Permanent residency

일제강점기

Japanese colonial period

인력 (수입국, 송출국)

Labor (importing country, sending country)

잔인하게

Cruelly / Brutally

정착

Settlement

주목하다

To pay attention / To notice

증가하다

To increase