간식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 間食, from 間 (“between”) + 食 (“food”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nɕʰik̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)식]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gansik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gansig
McCune–Reischauer?	kansik
Yale Romanization?	kānsik

Noun

간식 • (gansik) (hanja 間食)

1. snack, refreshments, nosh