Vocabulary For Different Shapes – In Korean

January 5, 2022

Smriti

Today we'll be looking at different shapes and how to describe them in Korean.

No.	ENGLISH TERM	KOREAN TERM
1	Circle	원
2	Oval	타원
3	Quadrangle	사각형
4	Square	정사각형
5	Rectangle	직사각형
6	Triangle	삼각형
7	Equilateral triangle	정삼각형
8	Right-angled triangle	직삼각형
9	Inverted triangle	역삼각형
10	Pentagon	오각형
11	Hexagon	육각형
12	Heptagon	칠각형
13	Octagon	팔각형
14	Polygon	다각형
15	Line	선
16	Straight line	직선
17	Diagonal line	대각선
18	Spiral	나선
19	Rhombus	마름모
20	Diamond shape	다이아몬드
21	Full moon shape	보름달
22	Half-moon shape	반달
23	Crescent moon shape	초승달
24	Tall and thin	늘씬한
25	Thin	날씬한
26	Long	길쭉한
27	Pointed	뾰족한
28	Wide	넓적한
29	Crushed	찌그러진
30	Winkled	쭈글한
31	Smooth	매끈한
32	Plain/even	밋밋한
33	Uneven	울툴불퉁한
34	Flat	평평한
35	Convex	볼록한
36	Swollen	불룩한
37	Crease	주름진
38	Fat	뚱뚱한
39	Plump	통통한
40	Thick	두툼한
41	Thin	얇은

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Smriti

Smriti Ekka graduated in Commerce and Library science, and currently she is working as a content writer at TOPIK Guide website. She is a Korean language and culture enthusiast and has been working across multiple disciplines which broadly addresses narratives of similarities between Korean and Indian culture. Apart from being a content writer at TOPIK Guide she manages Annyeong India website and has had her pieces published in Learn Korean in India website as well. In her other life, she is a singer, rising entrepreneur, life enthusiast and a learner.