Dictionary — Entry No. 0636
함께
hamkke · adverb
함께
hamkke
[HAHM-kkeh]
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Meaning
함께 means ‘together’ and carries a sense of shared purpose, solidarity, and emotional unity. It is the more formal and poetic twin of 같이 (gachi), preferred in heartfelt speeches, song lyrics, and written messages where the bond being described carries real weight.
K-Pop & K-Drama Context
TWICE’s ‘Feel Special’ leans on the idea that members and ONCE are facing life 함께, and the word appears in virtually every K-Pop group’s fan-club pledge. BTS’s ‘We Are Bulletproof: the Eternal’ treats 함께 as a vow — ARMY and the group are bound together through shared experience across years.
Example Sentences
우리 함께라면 뭐든 할 수 있어.
Uri hamkke-ramyeon mwodeun hal su isseo.
If we’re together, we can do anything. (A concert stage declaration — 함께 here is a covenant, not a casual plan.)
항상 함께할게.
Hangsang hamkke halge.
I’ll always be with you. (A promise — the formality of 함께 makes this feel like a vow rather than small talk.)
함께해 줘서 고마워.
Hamkke-hae jwoseo gomawo.
Thank you for being with me / for sharing this with me. (Common in idol fan letters at year-end concerts, meaning shared experience, not just physical presence.)
⚠️ Don’t use hamkke when…
함께 and 같이 both mean ‘together’ and are often interchangeable, but dropping 함께 into casual small talk can sound stiff or overly dramatic. In song lyrics and emotional speeches, 함께 is almost always the right choice over 같이.
🎵 Heard In
- K-Drama: Goblin (도깨비) — the immortal goblin Kim Shin and his human bride Ji Eun-tak grapple with whether they can face an eternal, painful existence 함께, making the word load-bearing in every pivotal scene.
- K-Pop: BTS — We Are Bulletproof: the Eternal (위 아 불렛프루프 : the Eternal)
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