Korean slang profile
나로서기
naroseogi
Living as oneself by finding one's inner values rather than depending on other things.
Living as oneself by finding one's inner values rather than depending on other things.
- Expanded form
- 나 + 홀로서기나 + 홀로서기 (me + standing on one's own)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2017
- 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
진로를 정하는 과정을 내 나로서기의 시작으로 삼았다.
I made choosing my career the start of my 나로서기.
02Documented history
- November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026