god-saengとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Korean 갓생 (gatsaeng), from English God +‎ 생 (saeng, “life”), the latter from Middle Chinese 生 (MC sraeng|sraengH).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɡɒd.sɛŋ/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈɡɑd.sɛŋ/

名詞

god-saeng

1. (slang, Korea) The practice of living diligently with an organized daily routine.
   • 2021 August 23, Lee Woo-yun, “How S. Korean zoomers are coping with COVID blues with "god-saeng" lifestyle”, in The Hankyoreh‎:

     Before, self-development was focused on things to boost your 'value' in the job and marriage markets, whereas ‘god-saeng’ is an approach where you're focusing on your own life.

   • 2024 November 17, Jon Dunbar, “'God Life' vs. 'Brat Life': Korean Gen Z students prepare to explain”, in The Korea Times‎:

     She explained that god-saeng is about building a life around what she genuinely enjoys and values.

   • 2024, Kim Ji-hwa, The influence of interactions with Instagram 'God-saeng' influencers on everyday life: Focusing on the moderating effect of friendship-contingent self-esteem‎, Ewha Womans University, page 93:

     This suggests that individuals with lower friendship-contingent self-esteem are more inclined to form their values and behavioral standards through contact with 'God-saeng' influencers, subsequently strengthening their perceived control over realizing 'God-saeng'.

   • 2025 December 4, Joo Hyun-jeong, “Why do Gen Zers flaunt their solo moments on social media?”, in The Korea Herald‎, archived from the original on 17 December 2025:

     For Yoo, this god-saeng trend is exactly what led her to start filming her hon-nolog while preparing for a national exam.

   • 2026 April 13, Song et al., “Constructing Everyday Well-Being: Insights from God-Saeng (God生) for Personal Informatics”, in Proceedings of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Association for Computing Machinery, →DOI, pages 1–17:

     While often associated with disciplined routines such as waking up early, exercising, or studying, God-Saeng encompasses more than personal habit management.