Korean word

실감

Pronunciation

Romanizationsilgam

Meaning

  • nounsense of reality

Example

직접 보고 나니 실감이 났다.chik jjeop po go na ni sil ga mi nat tta

After seeing it in person, it felt real.

Illustration for 실감 (sense of reality)

More examples

체험해 보니 실감이 났다.che heom hae po ni sil ga mi nat tta

After experiencing it firsthand, I felt that it was real.

Core concept

A fact moves from something understood in the mind to something felt as real and present.

Common phrases

  • 실감이 나다sil ga mi na da

    feel a sense of reality

Similar words

체감chegam: A physical sense of how a change or condition feels in everyday life.
현실감hyeonsilgam: A sense that an event or scene is real rather than imagined.
체험cheheom: Firsthand experience gained by taking part in something.

Definition in Korean

어떤 사실을 머리가 아니라 감정으로 받아들이게 되는 인식의 변화나 깨달음의 느낌eo tteon sa si reul meo ri ga a ni ra kam jeong eu ro pa da deu ri ge toe neun in si gui pyeon hwa na kkae da reu mui neu kkim

Word origin

The Sino-Korean formation joins elements meaning actual and feeling, linking direct reality with an emotionally felt response.

Usage tips

  • Its negative form is especially useful for describing an event that still feels unreal even after it has happened.

Opposites

Related words

  • 실감하다silgamhadafeel realverb
  • 실감스럽다silgamseureopttarealisticadjective

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