Body-part vocabulary is practical fast — for the doctor, the pharmacy, the gym, or just describing how you feel. The word for body is 몸 (mom). Here's the list with romanization, the homonyms to watch for, and the one sentence pattern that makes it all usable. If the Hangul is still new, our Korean alphabet guide will help.
Head and face
- 머리meori
head / hair
Also means the hair on your head — context decides.
- 얼굴eolgul
face
- 눈nun
eye
Homonym — also means 'snow'.
- 코ko
nose
- 입ip
mouth
- 귀gwi
ear
- 이i
tooth
Also 치아 (chia) in more formal/dental contexts.
Torso, arms, and legs
- 목mok
neck / throat
- 어깨eokkae
shoulder
- 팔pal
arm
- 손son
hand
- 손가락songarak
finger
손 (hand) + 가락. A toe is 발가락 (balgarak).
- 배bae
stomach / belly
Homonym — also 'pear' and 'boat'.
- 등deung
back
- 다리dari
leg
Homonym — also means 'bridge'.
- 무릎mureup
knee
- 발bal
foot
Saying it hurts
- 머리가 아파요meoriga apayo
My head hurts / I have a headache.
[body part] + 이/가 아파요 — the key pattern. 아프다 = to hurt/be sick.
- 배가 아파요baega apayo
My stomach hurts.
Use 가 after a vowel, 이 after a consonant (목이 아파요).
- 어디가 아파요?eodiga apayo?
Where does it hurt?
What a pharmacist or doctor will ask you first.
Lock these in with spaced repetition in our vocabulary deck, and practice describing how you feel — or a trip to the pharmacy — in our AI character chat. For the wider beginner core, see our essential Korean words list.
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