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허전하다 heo-jeon-ha-da

Feeling empty, noticing an emotional or physical absence

What does 허전하다 mean?

허전하다 (heo-jeon-ha-da) means: Feeling empty, noticing an emotional or physical absence.

You can feel '허전하다' when your roommate moves out and the house is too quiet, or when you leave the house without your watch. Emotionally, it's that hollow, breezy feeling in your heart when someone you care about is missing.

◆ Nagging daily desolation — A lighter, more everyday ache than total emptiness. It's the nagging sensation that something vital is missing from your immediate surroundings—like finishing a long-running project or waking up in a room where the furniture has been rearranged.

🔊 From part 2’s story

그리다 — Geu-ri-da
애틋하다 — Ae-teut-ha-da
공허하다 — Gong-heo-ha-da
허전하다 — Heo-jeon-ha-da
아쉽다 — A-swip-da
후회하다 — hu-hoe-ha-da, "to regret with a sense of fault"
네가 너무 그리워서 잠을 못 자겠어 — listen & repeat
그때 우리가 참 애틋했지 — listen & repeat

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How it's actually used

  • 친구들이 다 집에 돌아간 뒤에 방 안이 너무 허전했다.
    chingudeuri da jibe doragan dwie bang ani neomu heojeonhaetda.
    The room felt so empty and quiet after all my friends went home.
    💡 Describes the quiet sadness of sudden physical absence.
  • 지갑을 집에두고 나왔더니 하루 종일 뭔가 허전한 기분이었다.
    jigabeul jibedugo nawatdeoni haru jongil mwonga heojeonhan gibunieotda.
    I left my wallet at home and felt a strange sense of emptiness all day long.
    💡 Can refer to a missing physical item or a feeling of incompleteness.
  • 매일 북적거리던 사무실인데 팀원들이 다 재택근무를 하니까 너무 허전하네요.
    Maeil buktonggeorideon samusil-inde timwon-deuri da jaetaekgeunmu-reul hanika neomu heojeonhaneyo.
    The office is usually so bustling, but it feels so empty today with everyone working from home.
    💡 Used when noticing a sudden absence of people or things.

Related words in Emptiness

허무하다 heo-mu-ha-da쓸쓸하다 sseul-sseul-ha-da허탈하다 heo-tal-ha-da텅 비다 teong bi-da헛헛하다 heo-teo-ta-da

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