순애

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 純愛, from 純 (“pure”) + 愛 (“love”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰunɛ] ~ [sʰune̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [수내/수네]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sunae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sun'ae
McCune–Reischauer?	sunae
Yale Romanization?	swun.ay

Noun

순애 • (sunae) (hanja 純愛)

1. pure love

   Synonym: 순정(純情) (sunjeong)

2. (Internet slang) romance story between two characters only (as opposed to a harem or love triangle)

Derived terms

• 순애물(純愛物) (sunaemul, “pure love story”)
• 순애보(純愛譜) (sunaebo, “pure love story”)