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)

1. (slang) fashionable taste, zest

Etymology 2

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

Noun

간지 • (ganji) (hanja 干支)

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

See also

• sexagenary cycle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia