Korean word

보름

Pronunciation

Romanizationporeum

Meaning

  • nounfull moon

Example

오늘은 보름이에요.o neu reun po reu mi e yo

Today is the full moon.

Illustration for 보름 (full moon)

More examples

보름날에는 가족과 함께 송편을 먹어요.po reum na re neun ka jok kkwa ham kke song pyeo neul meo geo yo

I eat rice cakes with my family on the day of the full moon.

Core concept

The full moon at the middle of the lunar month, along with the fifteenth day marked by it.

Common phrases

  • 보름날po reum nal

    day of the full moon

  • 보름달po reum dal

    full moon

Similar words

보름달poreumdal: The round, complete-looking moon that appears at mid-month in the lunar calendar.
보름날poreumnal: The fifteenth day of a lunar month when the full moon appears.
보름밤poreumbam: The evening and night during which the full moon can be seen.

Definition in Korean

음력으로 한 달의 가운데에 해당하는 열다섯째 날을 가리키며, 그날 뜨는 둥근 달이나 그 시기를 뜻한다.eum nyeo geu ro han ta rui ka un de e hae dang ha neun yeol da seot jjae na reul ka ri ki myeo keu nal tteu neun tung geun ta ri na keu si gi reul tteu tan da

Word origin

The word's formation is uncertain, while its established meanings refer to the lunar month's fifteenth day and the full moon at that time.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English full moon, this word can also point to the lunar date or period, so the surrounding context shows whether the focus is the moon or the calendar.

Other meanings

  • fifteenth daynoun

Opposites

  • 그믐keumeumlast day of the lunar monthnoun

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