인기

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 人氣, with compound/genitive tensing applied, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 人(にん)気(き) (ninki).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ink͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [인끼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	in'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ingi
McCune–Reischauer?	inki
Yale Romanization?	inqki

Noun

인기 • (in'gi) (hanja 人氣)

1. popularity

Derived terms

• 대인기(大人氣) (daein'gi)
• 인기(人氣)몰이 (in'gimori, “gaining popularity”)
• 인기리(人氣裡) (in'giri)
• 인기주의(人氣主義) (in'gijuui)

 

See also

• 대중성(大衆性) (daejungseong, “popularity”)
• 유행(流行) (yuhaeng, “fashion”)