Korean slang profile
자동봉진
jadongbongjin
Four school-record activity areas
An abbreviation grouping four activity areas used in school records and similar documents.
- Expanded form
- 자율 활동, 동아리 활동, 봉사 활동, 진로 활동자율 활동 (autonomous activities), 동아리 활동 (club activities), 봉사 활동 (volunteer activities), 진로 활동 (career activities)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 24, 2014
- 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
담임 선생님이 자동봉진 기록을 차례로 확인했다.
The homeroom teacher checked the 자동봉진 records one by one.
02Documented history
- 2014-12-24The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” explains “자동봉진” in connection with “자율 활동, 동아리 활동, 봉사 활동, 진로 활동”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 78; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2014년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 24, 2014Original source checked Nov 14, 2026