간지

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ɲd͡ʑi]
Phonetic hangul: [간지]

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)

(slang) fashionable taste, zest

Etymology 2

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

Noun

간지 • (ganji) (hanja 干支)

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

See also

sexagenary cycle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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