Korean slang profile

스라밸

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Balance between study and everyday life or rest.

Expanded form: 스터디 앤 라이프 밸런스study and life balance
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jan 4, 2024
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
시험이 끝나면 쉬는 시간도 챙기며 스라밸을 맞추려고.
After exams, I want to make time for rest and restore my 스라밸.

02Documented history

January 2024헤럴드경제 explained it as balance between study and life while covering teenagers’ academic stress and vacation routines.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘스터디 앤 라이프 밸런스’ (study and life balance). A 2024 source from 헤럴드경제 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

[헤럴드시론] 겨울방학, 진로와 자아 발견 위한 도약의 시간 (헤럴드경제)Published Jan 4, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026