순애

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 純愛, from 純 (“pure”) + 愛 (“love”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰunɛ] ~ [sʰune̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [수내/수네]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sunae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sun'ae
    McCune–Reischauer?sunae
    Yale Romanization?swun.ay

    Noun

    순애 • (sunae) (hanja 純愛)

    1. pure love
      Synonym: 순정(純情) (sunjeong)
    2. (Internet slang) romance story between two characters only (as opposed to a harem or love triangle)

    Derived terms

    • 순애물(純愛物) (sunaemul, “pure love story”)
    • 순애보(純愛譜) (sunaebo, “pure love story”)
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