General
- 군대 <軍隊>- military
- 군사 <軍事> – military (a bit of an old fashioned version of 군대)
- 군사령부 <軍司令部> – military headquarters
- 군사 개입 <軍事介入> – military intervention
- 군사 고문 <軍事顧問> – a military adviser
- 군사 동맹 <軍事同盟> – a military alliance
- 군사력 <軍事力> – military strength
- 군사범 <軍事犯> – a military offense
- 군사 훈련 <軍事訓鍊> – military drill, military training
- 부대 <部隊> – military unit, troops
- 특수전 <特殊戰> – special forces, commandos
- 특전대 <特戰隊> – special forces, commandos
- 특공대 <特攻隊> – special forces, commandos
- 입대(하다) <入隊> – enter the armed service, to enlist in the military
- 제대(하다) <除隊>, 전역(하다) <轉役> – be discharged from military service
- 병무청 <兵務廳> – the Office of Military Manpower Administration
- 복무(하다) <服務> – perform military duties, to serve
- 복무 중이다 – be in the army
- 군화 <軍靴> – military boots, combat boots
- 훈련소 <訓鍊所> – an army training camp for recruits
- 미군 <美軍> – the U.S. Armed Forces
- 군악대 – military band
- 폭격 <爆擊> – airstrike, bombing
- 전방 수류탄 – fire in the hole
- 잠복 <潛伏> – ambush, stakeout
- 암살 <暗殺> – assassination
- 게릴라전 – guerrilla warfare
- 수색대 – reconnaissance
- 스파잉 – spying, espionage
- 참호전 <塹壕戰/塹濠戰> – trench warfare
- 호송 <護送> /호위 <護衛> – convoy
- 공격(하다) <攻擊> – attack, assault, to attack, to assault
- 테러 – terror, terrorism
- 적 <敵> – enemy
- 화학전 <化學戰> – chemical warfare
- 육군본부 <陸軍本部> – military headquarters
- 전격전 <電擊戰> – blitzkrieg
- 전쟁 <戰爭> – warfare
- 대리 전쟁 <代理戰爭> – proxy war
- 총력전 <總力戰> – all out war
- 전면전 <全面戰> – total war, full scale war
- 냉전 <冷戰> – cold war
- 교전 <交戰> – combat, engagement, battle
- 내전 <內戰> / 내란 <內亂> – civil war
- 평화유지군 <平和[維]]持軍> – peace keeping forces
- 전우 <戰友> – brother in arms, comrade in arms
North Korea
- 동무 – comrade
- 공산주의 <共産主義> – communist
- 공산당 <共産黨> – communist party
Divisions
- 육군 <陸軍> – Army
- 공군 <空軍> – Air force
- 해군 <海軍> – Navy
- 해병대 <海兵隊> – Marine Corps
Branches
- 병과 <兵科> – a branch in the military
- 전투 <戰鬪> – combat
- 보병 <步兵> – infantry
- 포병 <砲兵> – field artillery
- 기갑 <機甲> – armor
- 공병 <工兵> – military engineers
- 항공 <航空> – aviation
- 특수전 <特殊戰> – special forces
- 정보 <情報> – intelligence
- 통신 <通信> – communications
- 헌병 <憲兵> – military police
- 화학 <化學> – chemical corps
- 전투근무지원 <戰鬪勤務支援> – combat service support
- 의무 <義務> – medical corps
- 수송 <輸送> – transportation corps
- 수의 <獸醫> – veterinary corps
- 치의 <齒醫> – dental corps
- 의무지원 <義務支援> – medical service corps
- 전문의 <專門醫> – medical specialist corps
- ? – demolitions
Hierarchy
- 본부 – Headquarters
- 주요사령부 – Major Command Station
- 군단 – Corps
- 사단 – Division
- 여단 – Brigade
- 연대 – Regiment
- 대대 – Battalion
- 중대 – Company
- 포대 – Battery
- 소대 – Platoon
- 반 – Section
- 분대 – Squad
- 파견대 – Detachment
- 팀 – Team
Phrases
- 차려 – Attention!
- 쉬어 – At ease!
- 편히쉬어 – At rest!
- 열중쉬어 – Parade rest!
- 충성, 필승 – salutation motto
Occupations
- 군인 <軍人> – Soldier
- 여군 <女軍> – female soldier
- 저격수 <狙擊手>/스나이퍼 – sniper
- 위생병 – medic
- 운전병 – driver
- 헌병 – military police
- 간첩, 스파이 – spy
- 군사 탐정 <軍事探偵> – a military spy, a secret service agent
- 암살자 – assassin
Ranks
- 계급 <階級> – rank
- (입대) → 훈련병 → 이병 → 일병 → 상병 → 병장 → (제대)
- 장군 – general
- 참모 – staff officer
- 훈련병 – Trainee
- 신병 – Recruit
| North Korea | South Korea | Army | Navy | Air Force | Marines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 대원수 | General of the Armies | ||||
| 원수 | 원수 | General of the Army | Fleet Admiral | General of the Air Force | |
| 차수 | |||||
| 대장 | 대장 | General | Admiral | General | General |
| 상장 | 중장 | Lieutenant General | Vice Admiral | Lieutenant General | Lieutenant General |
| 중장 | 소장 | Major general | Rear Admiral (Upper Half) | Major general | Major general |
| 소장 | 준장 | Brigadier General | Rear Admiral (Lower Half) | Brigadier General | Brigadier General |
| 대좌 | |||||
| 상좌 | 대령 | Colonel | Captain | Colonel | Colonel |
| 중좌 | 중령 | Lieutenant Colonel | Commander | Lieutenant Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel |
| 소좌 | 소령 | Major | Lieutenant Commander | Major | Major |
| 대위 | |||||
| 상위 | 대위 | Captain | Lieutenant | Captain | Captain |
| 중위 | 중위 | First Lieutenant | Lieutenant Junior Grade | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant |
| 소위 | 소위 | Second Lieutenant | Ensign | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
| 준위 | Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | |
| 특무상사 | 원사 | Sergeant Major | Master Chief Petty Officer | Chief Master Sergeant | Sergeant Major |
| 상사 | 상사 | Master Sergeant | Senior Chief Petty Officer | Senior Master Sergeant | Master Sergeant |
| 중사 | 중사 | Sergeant First Class | Chief Petty Officer | Master Sergeant | Gunnery Sergeant |
| 하사 | 하사 | Staff Sergeant | Petty Officer First Class | Technical Sergeant | Staff Sergeant |
| 상급병사 | 병장 | Sergeant | Petty Officer Second Class | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant |
| 중급병사 | 상병 | Corporal | Petty Officer Third Class | Senior Airman | Corporal |
| 하급병사 | 일병 | Private First Class | Seaman | Airman First Class | Lance Corporal |
| 전사 | 이병 | Private | Seaman Apprentice | Airman | Private First Class |
Vehicles
Land
- 탱크/전차 – a tank
- 장갑차 – bullet proof car
Air
- 헬기 /헬리콥터 – helicopter
- 전투기 – fighter jet
- 폭격기 – bomber
Water
- 항공모함 – aircraft carrier
- 잠수함 <潛水艦> – submarine
- 구축함 – destroyer (warship)
- 강습상륙함 – amphibious assault ship
Equipment
- 군복 <軍服> – a military uniform
- 식량 <食糧> – rations
- 전투화 – boots
- 탄띠 – a bandolier
- 전투복 / 위장색 – camouflage
- 수통 – canteen
- 쌍안경 – binoculars
- 야간 투시경 – night vision goggles
- 적외선 투시경 – thermal vision goggles
- 침낭 – sleeping bag
- 낙하산 – parachute
- 방탄모 – helmet
- 방탄조끼 – bulletproof vest
- 베레모 – beret
Weapons
- 무기 <武器> – weapons
- 쏘다 – to shoot
- 사격(하다) <射擊> – firing, fire, to shoot
- 망원경 – scope
- 클레이모어 – claymore
- 장전하다 – to reload
- 대공화기 – anti-aircraft
Guns
- 총 – a gun
- 소총 <小銃> – rifle, small arms
- 총알 – bullet
- 권총 – pistol, sidearm
- 총검 – bayonet
- 탄창 – magazine, clip
- 개머리판 – stock, butt (of a gun)
- 자동화기 / 자동소총 – fully automatic guns
- 반자동소총 – semi automatic guns
- 3연발 – 3 round burst
- 기관포 – Autocannon, heavy machine gun
- 시사장 <試射場> – a firing range (?)
- 기관총 – Machine gun
- 경기관총 – light machine gun
- 중기관총 (中) – medium machine gun
- 중기관총 (重) – heavy machine gun
- 다목적기관총 – general purpose machine gun
- 분대지원화기 – squad automatic weapon
- 돌격소총 – assault rifle
- 기관단총 – submachine gun
- 기관권총 – machine pistol
- 개틀링 건 – gattling gun
- 산탄총 <霰彈銃> – shotgun
- 소총 사정 거리 <小銃射程距離> – a rifle range (how far the rifle can effectively shoot)
Explosives
- 지뢰 <地雷> – a land mine
- 수류탄 <手榴彈> – grenades
- 연막탄 <煙幕彈> – smoke grenades
- 최루탄 <催淚彈> – tear gas
- 섬광탄 <閃光彈> – flash bang
- 바주카포 – rocket launcher, bazooka
- 대전차지뢰 <對戰車地雷> – anti-tank mines
- 폭탄 <爆彈> – bomb
- 터지다 – to explode
- C4 폭탄 – C4 explosive
- 대포 <大砲> – artillery
- 핵 <核> – nuclear weapon
- 핵 폭탄 – nuclear bomb
- 핵 무장 경쟁 – a nuclear arms race
- 핵 공격 <核攻擊> – a nuclear attack
- 핵 공격을 가하다 – make a nuclear attack
- 핵 실험<核實驗> – a nuclear test
- 미사일 – missile
- 박격포 <迫擊砲> – mortar
- 어뢰 <魚雷> – torpedo
- 유탄 발사기 <榴彈發射機> – grenade launcher
Misc
- 충성
- 단결