nunchi

N1U1N1C3H4I1

noun

In Korea, the ability to gauge other people's moods, seen as important in interpersonal relationships.

OriginKorean 눈치 →
Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounnunchi (uncountable)

alternative noonchi

  1. uncountableIn Korea, the ability to gauge other people's moods, seen as important in interpersonal relationships.

Origin

  1. Korean눈치
  2. Englishnunchi

Borrowed from Korean 눈치 (nunchi).

More words from Korean

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chunniHunnic
Cite this entry
APA

nunchi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nunchi

MLA

“nunchi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nunchi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nunchi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nunchi.

Source: nunchi on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.