Korean word

메시지함

Pronunciation

Romanizationmesijiham

Meaning

  • nouninbox

Example

메시지함을 확인했어요.me si ji ha meul hwa gin hae sseo yo

I checked my inbox.

Illustration for 메시지함 (inbox)

More examples

메시지함을 비웠어요.me si ji ha meul pi wo sseo yo

I emptied my inbox.

Core concept

A digital box where incoming messages collect and stay until they are read or removed.

Common phrases

  • 메시지함을 확인하다me si ji ha meul hwa gin ha da

    check the inbox

  • 메시지함을 비우다me si ji ha meul pi u da

    empty the inbox

  • 메시지함에 새 메시지가 오다me si ji ha me sae me si ji ga o da

    arrival of a new message in the inbox

Similar words

받은편지함padeunpyeonjiham: A list that gathers all email and other messages received by an account.
수신함susinham: A digital area where newly arrived mail or alerts wait to be reviewed.
메일함meilham: A digital folder used to receive and keep email.
쪽지함jjokjjiham: A service folder for keeping brief messages sent within an app.

Definition in Korean

메시지를 받거나 저장해 두는 공간이나 폴더me si ji reul pat kkeo na cheo jang hae tu neun kong ga ni na pol deo

Word origin

The compound combines 메시지 (mesiji, "message"), an English loanword, with 함 (ham, "box or container"), a Sino-Korean element for a container.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a notification list, an inbox keeps the actual messages, so clearing an alert does not necessarily clear the message.

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