English–Korean

“hug” in Korean

Korean

Also껴안다 (kkyeoantta) · 끌어안다 (kkeureoantta) · 안아주다 (anajuda)

Romanizationpoong

오랜만에 친구와 포옹을 나눴다.o raen ma ne chin gu wa po ong eul na nwot tta

I shared a hug with a friend for the first time in a long time.

“Hug” in Korean is 포옹 (poong).

A full embrace in which one person holds another person close with both arms.

아이가 울자 아빠가 포옹으로 달랬다.a i ga ul ja a ppa ga po ong eu ro tal laet tta

The father comforted the child with a hug when the child started crying.

This word is useful for recognizing a more formal style of Korean, while casual conversations usually choose a simpler action verb instead.

kkyeoantta

verbhug

엄마가 아이를 껴안았다.eom ma ga a i reul kkyeo a nat tta

Mom hugged her child.

kkeureoantta

verbhug

오랜만에 만난 친구를 끌어안았다.o raen ma ne man nan chin gu reul kkeu reo a nat tta

I hugged a friend I hadn't seen in a long time.

anajuda

verbhug

힘들면 내가 안아줄게.him deul myeon nae ga a na jul kke

If things get hard, I'll give you a hug.