Korean slang profile
헨리
henri
Someone with high income who has not yet accumulated enough assets to be rich.
Someone with high income who has not yet accumulated enough assets to be rich.
- Expanded form
- High Earners, Not Rich YetHigh Earners, Not Rich Yet
- Other spellings
- HENRY
- Earliest source found
- Not verified
- 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
소득과 자산을 구분하며 헨리 계층을 설명한 글을 읽었어.
I read a piece explaining the 헨리 group by distinguishing income from assets.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
A contribution carried by KDI gives both the English expansion and its meaning. Korea Economic TV also uses it with the same meaning. Specific income or asset thresholds and who first named it could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition and usage were checked directly in the source. When the term was first coined could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- AI 시대에 뜬 '올해의 단어'…대체 무슨 뜻? | 한국경제TV (한국경제TV)Original source checked Nov 12, 2026
- ‘헨리’ ‘니콜라’마저 좌절한다면, 청년에게 미래는 없다 (KDI)Original source checked Nov 12, 2026