Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Korean (Modern) Scripts 기쁨(Korean Hangul) Pronounced Pron. KEE-PUM [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsGi-ppeum, Gibbeum, Kippeum, Kibbeum, etc. Meaning & History From the verbal noun of adjective 기쁘다 (gippeuda) meaning "happy, glad, pleased."