재미

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 자미 (滋味, jami, “taste, flavour”). Assimilation and fronting of the first vowel /a/ to /ɛ/ was influenced by /i/ in the second syllable.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛmi] ~ [t͡ɕe̞mi]
• Phonetic hangul: [재미/제미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jaemi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jaemi
McCune–Reischauer?	chaemi
Yale Romanization?	caymi

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 재미의 / 재미에 / 재미까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

재미 • (jaemi)

1. fun; enjoyment

Derived terms

• 재미있다 (jaemiitda, “to be fun”)
• 재미없다 (jaemieopda, “to be crummy”)
• 재미나다 (jaeminada, “to be interesting”)