noun

[U]

joy, pleasure, or delight; a feeling or source of happiness and enjoyment.

jeulgeoum

Pronunciation

Etymology

Derived from the Korean adjective 즐겁다, meaning “to be pleasant, joyful, enjoyable,” with the nominalizing ending -음.

Examples

아이들의 웃음은 큰 즐거움이다.

aideurui useumeun keun jeulgeoumida

The children's laughter is a great joy.

여행의 즐거움을 오래 기억했다.

yeohaengui jeulgeoumeul orae gieokhaetda

I remembered the pleasure of the trip for a long time.

작은 일상에서 즐거움을 찾았다.

jageun ilsangeseo jeulgeoumeul chajatta

I found joy in small everyday moments.

Character Breakdown

즐

jeul

first syllable of 즐겁다, related to enjoyment or pleasure

거

geo

syllable forming part of the stem 즐거우-

움

nominalizing ending meaning a state, quality, or thing

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

즐거움을 느끼다

즐거움을 주다

즐거움을 찾다

소소한 즐거움

큰 즐거움

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