Korean slang profile
혼행
honhaeng
Solo travel
Traveling by yourself.
- Expanded form
- 혼자 여행Solo travel
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 23, 2022
- 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
이번 휴가엔 혼행 가려고.
I'm planning a solo trip for this vacation.
- Quoted from a source
혼행 : 혼자 하는 여행의 줄임말로[1]
혼행: Abbreviation for solo travel.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- May 2022Gobang, a single-person household information media, introduced the single-family culture and explained the meaning of ‘혼행’ as ‘an abbreviation for traveling alone.’ It was reported that young people who are preparing for 혼행 often use YouTube to obtain 꿀팁.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for 혼자 하는 여행, traveling alone. A 2022 Gobang article explicitly gives this explanation. With only this source, when usage began is unknown.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning is explicit, but the only source is a 2022 article. Earlier material is needed.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 성인남녀 70%는 이미 ‘혼족’, 혼족문화 어디까지 왔을까? (고방)Published May 23, 2022Original source checked Nov 5, 2026