Korean slang profile
혼집
honjip
Short for a home where one lives alone, often a small space suitable for one person.
Short for a home where one lives alone, often a small space suitable for one person.
- Expanded form
- 혼자 사는 집혼자 사는 집 (a home where one lives alone)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 4, 2016
- 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
혼집을 알아보면서 방 크기보다 통근 거리부터 확인했다.
When looking for a 혼집, I checked the commute before the room size.
02Documented history
- 2016The National Institute of Korean Language's report records ‘혼집’'s expanded form and its use for housing for one person.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language's 2016 new-word survey report explains it as short for ‘혼자 사는 집’ (a home where one lives alone). Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2016년 신어 조사 및 사용 주기 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 21, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
- 혼밥·혼술·혼쇼…이젠 ‘혼집’이다 (세계일보)Published Jul 4, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026