간지

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ganji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ganji
McCune–Reischauer?kanji
Yale Romanization?kan.ci

Etymology 1

From Japanese 感じ (kanji, “feeling, atmosphere”). Borrowed during the Japanese colonial period (1910—1945).

Noun

간지 • (ganji)

  1. (slang) fashionable taste, zest

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 干支, from 干 (“stems”) + 支 (“branches”)

Noun

간지 • (ganji) (hanja 干支)

  1. (historical) The sexagenary cycle used in East Asian astrology.
See also
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