Nuance Dictionary / Culture & Language
소속감 so-sok-gam
Sense of belonging — the feeling of being part of a group
What does 소속감 mean?
소속감 (so-sok-gam) means: Sense of belonging — the feeling of being part of a group.
For Koreans, a sense of belonging is directly reflected in the language. Using '우리' (we/our) is an expression of feeling a sense of belonging to that group.
🔊 From the story above
우리 — u-ri
엄마 — eom-ma, "mom"
우리 엄마 — u-ri eom-ma, "our mom"
우리 아빠 — u-ri a-ppa, "my dad"
우리 남편 — u-ri nam-pyeon, "my husband"
우리 아내 — u-ri a-nae, "my wife"
우리 오빠 — u-ri o-ppa, "my older brother, female speaker"
내 남편 — nae nam-pyeon, "my husband"
Other sides of 소속감
◆ corporate_obligation — Speakers use this term to describe the feeling of being part of an institution, organization, or group. It frequently combines with verbs of feeling or acquisition such as 들다, 느끼다, and 가지다, or the noun 결여. In dialogue, a colleague addressing another during a weekend volunteer event points to the emergence of this feeling through shared group labor.
In workplace contexts, management often invokes this feeling to frame mandatory after-work drinking sessions or weekend team activities as shared bonding rather than external obligation, making it difficult for individuals to decline.
◆ uniform_pride — Speakers use this noun to describe the internal feeling of belonging to a specific group, school, or organization. It pairs with verbs like 느끼다, 가지다, and 들다 to describe whether this feeling is present or absent. It appears in contexts ranging from starting at a new school to participating in group volunteer work with colleagues.
Among students and youth, this sense of belonging can physically manifest and be flexed through matching department varsity jackets to signal elite group status.
In workplace contexts, management often invokes this feeling to frame mandatory after-work drinking sessions or weekend team activities as shared bonding rather than external obligation, making it difficult for individuals to decline.
◆ uniform_pride — Speakers use this noun to describe the internal feeling of belonging to a specific group, school, or organization. It pairs with verbs like 느끼다, 가지다, and 들다 to describe whether this feeling is present or absent. It appears in contexts ranging from starting at a new school to participating in group volunteer work with colleagues.
Among students and youth, this sense of belonging can physically manifest and be flexed through matching department varsity jackets to signal elite group status.
🎙️ 소속감은 표기 그대로 읽지 않아요 — 실제로는 [소속깜]로 소리나요 (경음화). 발음 연습하기 →
How it's actually used
- 우리 동아리는 회식도 자주 해서 금방 소속감이 생겨.
uri dong-arineun hoesikdo jaju haeseo geumbang sosokgami saeng-gyeo.
Our club has frequent get-togethers, so you quickly develop a sense of belonging.
💡 Used when talking about feeling comfortable in a new group.
Related words in Culture & Language
체면 che-myeon완곡하다 wan-gok-ha-da여의치 않다 yeo-ui-chi an-ta쿠션어 ku-syeon-eo겸손 gyeom-son