Korean slang profile
에이치지피
eichijipi
Human genome project
An abbreviation for the human genome project, decoding and studying the human genome.
- Expanded form
- 인간 게놈 프로젝트인간 게놈 프로젝트 (human genome project)
- Other spellings
- HGP
- Earliest source found
- Dec 31, 2000
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
과학사 수업에서 에이치지피의 목표를 살펴봤다.
We examined the goals of 에이치지피 in science history class.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “에이치지피”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』. The expanded form or corresponding name given by the collection is “인간 게놈 프로젝트 (human genome project)”. The first coiner and actual first use have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The original pairs HGP with 인간 게놈 프로젝트 but prints “Progect” in English. Only the paired Korean form was retained in the expansion. The collection’s scientific account is not extended into current medical information.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2000년 신어, 본문 211쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026