재미

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of 자미 (滋味, jami, “taste, flavour”), with assimilation and fronting of the first vowel /a/ to /ɛ/, influenced by /i/ in the second syllable.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕe̞mi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[재미]
Revised Romanization? jaemi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jaemi
McCune–Reischauer? chaemi
Yale Romanization? caymi

Noun

재미 • (jaemi)

  1. fun; enjoyment

Derived terms
  • 재미있다 (jaemiitda, “to be fun”)
  • 재미없다 (jaemieopda, “to be crummy”)
  • 재미나다 (jaeminada, “to be interesting”)
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