김밥

Korean

Etymology

From 김 (gim, “a type of seaweed”) +‎ 밥 (bap, “rice”). First used in the 20th century (by 1935), and became the standard term after the Japanese occupation.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gimbap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gimbab
McCune–Reischauer?	kimpap
Yale Romanization?	kīmqpap

Noun

김밥 sign/logo

File:Convenience store gimbap.jpg

Convenience store gimbap

김밥 • (gimbap)

1. kimbap, gimbap (a Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices)

Synonyms

• 노리마키 (norimaki) (dated for kimbap, now used only for Japanese norimaki)