How to write kekeke in Korean? Do you often see this ‘ㅋ’ in Korean short messages? It is the short form of ‘크크크’ (keu keu keu), which is equivalent to ‘kekeke’. However, the number of ‘ㅋ’ gives different meanings. So, what are the differences between one, two, three or many ‘ㅋ’? See below.
Meaning of ‘ㅋ’ in Korean
All the while what I knew was ‘ㅎ’ and ‘ㅋ’ are laughing sound effects without knowing the actual meaning of it. I got this information somewhere and translated it to English. Hope that it will clear your doubts as it clears mine. Now I know how many ‘ㅋ’ to use in writing Koreanㅋㅋㅋㅋ. Use kekeke correctly!
ㅋ : 비웃음 (biuseum) – make fun of somebody or something
ㅋㅋ : 문장의 뒤를 꾸며주는 말 (munjange dwireul kkumyeojuneun mal) – act as sentence ending
ㅋㅋㅋ : 할말 없음 (halmal eopseum) – there is nothing else to say
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ : 여기서부터 웃김 (yeogiseobuteo utgim) – start laughing from here
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ : 개웃김 (gaeutgim) – LOL/LMAO/ROFL
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ큐ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ : 웃긴데 본인 얘기 (utginde bonin yaegi) – It’s funny (one’s own feeling)
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