Korean slang profile
색채점자
saekchaejeomja
Tactile markings distinguishing colors
A form of braille that uses different raised or recessed shapes for different colors so that visually impaired people can distinguish them.
- Expanded form
- 색채 + 점자color + braille
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2007
- 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
전시 해설에는 색채점자를 활용한 표현이 소개됐다.
The exhibition commentary introduced expressions using 색채점자.
02Documented history
- 2007The National Institute of Korean Language’s weekly new-word survey material introduced the spelling and meaning of “색채점자”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It names a marking system designed to distinguish colors by touch. This explanation was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2007 weekly new-word survey material. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and components in the body of the weekly material were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted there and first use were not separately verified, and the date was recorded only to the precision of the verified source’s publication year.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 신어 조사 결과 (2007년 10월 1주) (국립국어원·국회도서관 보존본)Published 2007Original source checked Nov 14, 2026