Korean Body Parts Vocabulary

Below are 40 of the most useful Korean body words, each with its Hangul spelling, romanization (how to pronounce it) and a real example sentence. Tap 🔊 to hear any word spoken aloud.

Korean	Pronunciation	Meaning	Example
머리	meori	Head / Hair
눈	nun	Eye
코	ko	Nose
입	ip	Mouth
귀	gwi	Ear
얼굴	eolgul	Face
손	son	Hand
발	bal	Foot
팔	pal	Arm
다리	dari	Leg
등	deung	Back
가슴	gaseum	Chest
심장	simjang	Heart
목	mok	Neck / throat
어깨	eokkae	Shoulder(s)
손가락	songarag	Finger
무릎	mureup	Knee
뇌	noe	Brain
피	pi	Blood
뼈	ppyeo	Bone
근육	geunyuk	Muscle
피부	pibu	Skin
눈썹	nunsseo	Eyebrow
속눈썹	songnunsseo	Eyelash
입술	ipsul	Lips
혀	hyeo	Tongue
이	i	Tooth / teeth
폐	pye	lungs	폐가 건강해야 해요. The lungs need to be healthy.
간	gan	liver	간 건강을 챙겨야 해요. I need to take care of my liver.
신장	sinjang	kidney	신장이 두 개예요. There are two kidneys.
혈액	hyeolaek	blood	혈액 검사를 받았어요. I had a blood test.
키	ki	height	키가 몇이에요? How tall are you?
몸무게	mommuge	body weight (casual)	몸무게가 얼마예요? What is your body weight?
허리	heori	waist	허리가 아파요. My back/waist hurts.
팔꿈치	palkkumchi	elbow	팔꿈치를 부딪쳤어요. I bumped my elbow.
손목	sonmok	wrist	손목을 삐었어요. I sprained my wrist.
발목	balmok	ankle	발목을 접질렸어요. I twisted my ankle.
발가락	balgarak	toe	발가락이 아파요. My toe hurts.
턱	teok	chin/jaw	턱이 아파요. My jaw hurts.
볼	bol	cheek	볼이 빨개요. My cheeks are red.

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