Key Facts
- Hangul: 해시태그; Revised Romanization: haesitaegeu
- Syllables: 4
- Part of speech: noun
- Origin: loanword
- Register: Neutral; used on social media.
Hashtag in Korean: What Does 해시태그 Mean?
The only sense is hashtag. The register is neutral, and you meet it on social media, in captions, search bars and posts. Korean treats it as a normal noun, so it takes particles and verbs like any other. People attach it with 붙이다 or 달다, and they look it up with 검색, search.
How Do You Pronounce 해시태그?
Four syllables, hae-si-tae-geu. English hashtag ends on a hard g, but Korean loanword spelling writes an English final g with the vowel ㅡ added, as 그. That is why the last two syllables are tae-geu, not a short tag. The first two syllables are hae and si. Before the vowel i, the Korean s sounds close to English sh, so si is heard as shi.
Example Sentences with 해시태그
사진에 해시태그를 붙였어요.
Sajine haesitaegeureul butyeosseoyo.
I added a hashtag to the photo.
The verb 붙였어요 means attached, so the hashtag is something stuck onto a photo. The place word 사진에 shows where.
이 해시태그를 검색해 보세요.
I haesitaegeureul geomsaekae boseyo.
Try searching for this hashtag.
This is an instruction. 검색해 보세요 means try searching, a gentle request that sounds natural in an app or a post.
해시태그가 너무 많아요.
Haesitaegeuga neomu manayo.
There are too many hashtags.
A quantity complaint. 너무 많아요 means there are too many, and the subject particle sits after the loanword.
Common Phrases and Collocations
The collocations pair the loanword with two verbs for adding it, a search and a trend.
| Korean | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 해시태그를 달다 | to add a hashtag |
| 해시태그를 붙이다 | to attach a hashtag |
| 해시태그 검색 | hashtag search |
| 인기 해시태그 | popular hashtag |
The Mistake to Avoid
Wrong: ✗ Saying hae-shi-taeg, three syllables with the final vowel dropped.
Correct: ✓ Saying hae-si-tae-geu, four syllables.
Why: English speakers drop the vowel after g. Korean loanword spelling adds the vowel 으 after an English final g, so the word is four syllables and the last one is geu.
해시태그 Compared with Similar Words
Two words appear next to 해시태그 in an app.
| Word | Meaning | How it differs |
|---|---|---|
| 해시태그 | hashtag | The word on this page. |
| 태그 | tag | A tag in general, not only the one with #. |
| 검색 | search | The action of looking something up by hashtag. |
Where Does the Word Come From?
해시태그 is a loanword from English hashtag, written in Hangul.
Posting a Café Photo
Two friends are choosing a hashtag for a photo of a café. They use polite speech while deciding how to label the post.
Friend A
사진에 어떤 해시태그를 달까요?
Sajine eotteon haesitaegeureul dalkkayo?
What hashtag shall we add to the photo?
Friend B
카페 이름을 넣어요.
Kape ireumeul neoeoyo.
Let’s put in the café name.
Friend A
해시태그는 하나면 돼요?
Haesitaegeuneun hanamyeon dwaeyo?
Is one hashtag enough?
Friend B
네, 이 사진에는 하나면 돼요.
Ne, i sajineneun hanamyeon dwaeyo.
Yes, one is enough for this photo.
달까요 asks for a suggestion about what to add. The reply names the content of the hashtag rather than another action. 하나 means “one”, so the third line asks about quantity. The friends are making a choice for this photo; their answer is not a rule about how many hashtags every post needs.
What Does a Korean Hashtag Look Like?
A Korean hashtag uses the # symbol before a label, such as #한국어공부, “Korean study”. 해시태그 is the name of that kind of label. You normally write the actual topic after #, rather than writing the word 해시태그 every time you want to label something.
In a hashtag, words are joined without spaces. The normal phrase 한국어 공부 has a space, but #한국어공부 forms one label. That difference belongs to hashtag formatting; it does not change how the phrase is spaced in an ordinary sentence. A caption can contain normal prose followed by a compact hashtag.
A Korean label can also appear beside labels in other languages. The word 해시태그 names the feature regardless of the language inside the label. When talking about a post, 해시태그를 달다 describes adding it; the label itself names the subject, place, or event.
Adding, Searching, and Removing a Hashtag
해시태그를 달다 and 해시태그를 붙이다 both mean adding a hashtag. 달다 literally suggests attaching or hanging something; 붙이다 suggests sticking it on. In a social media conversation, neither means that you need a physical sticker. The object particle 를 follows the whole loanword.
해시태그 검색 means searching by hashtag. It names a way of looking for posts grouped under a label. 인기 해시태그 means popular hashtags, but the phrase alone does not promise that a post using one will become popular. It describes the label, not the future response to your photo.
해시태그를 지우다 means “to delete a hashtag”. That removes a label from your text. It is different from deleting the entire post. This distinction helps when a friend asks you to change a caption but wants to keep the picture online.
Where Will You See 해시태그 and 태그?
해시태그 appears in social media instructions, captions, and discussions of searches. 태그 is broader and can refer to other labels or ways of tagging content. A person tag identifies an account, while a hashtag identifies a topic label. Look at what is being identified before translating every instance of 태그 as “hashtag”.
Words around a Social Media Post
| Korean | Meaning | Useful distinction |
|---|---|---|
| 게시물 | post | The item that contains the photo or text. |
| 댓글 | comment | A response to a post. |
| 계정 | account | The user's profile or identity on a service. |
| 검색어 | search term | Text used to search, with or without #. |
The social media vocabulary lesson connects these labels with posting and replying. A 검색어 can be an ordinary word; 해시태그 specifically names the label marked with #.
Quick Self-Test
- Which is the label itself: 해시태그 or #한국어공부?
- Does 해시태그를 지우다 mean deleting the whole post?
- Is every 태그 necessarily a hashtag?
Show answers
- #한국어공부 is an actual label; 해시태그 names the feature.
- No. It means deleting a hashtag.
- No. 태그 is broader and can include other kinds of tagging.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you say "hashtag" in Korean?
Hashtag in Korean is 해시태그 (haesitaegeu).
How many syllables does 해시태그 have?
It has four syllables: hae, si, tae, geu.
How do you say "add a hashtag"?
Say 해시태그를 달다 or 해시태그를 붙이다.
How do you say "too many hashtags"?
Say 해시태그가 너무 많아요.
Related Words and What to Learn Next
- Theme list: Korean social media vocabulary groups 해시태그 with related words.
- Index: look up more words near "hashtag" in Korean words A to Z.
- Practice: add 해시태그 to the vocabulary flashcard decks.
- Next word in the list: instagram.