향기

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 香氣 (“fragrance, aroma, perfume”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ça̠ŋɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [향기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyanggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyanggi
McCune–Reischauer?	hyanggi
Yale Romanization?	hyangki

Noun

향기 • (hyanggi) (hanja 香氣)

1. fragrance, aroma, perfume

Synonyms

• 냄새 (naemsae) (whether fragrant or offensive)
• 내음 (naeeum)

Antonyms

• 구린내 (gurinnae)

Derived terms

• 향기풀 (hyanggipul)