TOPIK Level 5 · Advanced

TOPIK Level 5 Korean — Vocabulary, Reading

TOPIK Level 5 is advanced Korean — professional and academic topics, including material outside your own field.

Vocabulary

~5,000 words

Est. time

1,400–1,700 hours

What you'll learn at TOPIK Level 5

~5,000 words cumulative, including academic and technical vocabulary

Formal written style, idiom, nuanced honorific use

Reading academic articles, editorials and literary fiction

Example TOPIK Level 5 phrases

이 연구는 기존의 통념을 뒤집는다.

i yeon-guneun gijon-ui tongnyeom-eul dwijipneunda

This study overturns the conventional wisdom.

Study tools inside InputDojo

Read native content

Import any Korean article, YouTube video, or book. One-tap word lookup and save vocab in context.

Frequently asked questions

What separates Level 4 from Level 5?+

Level 4 handles familiar topics competently; Level 5 handles unfamiliar and specialised ones, and expects control of formal written register.

Other TOPIK levels

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