Korean Dictionary
How to say "Gacha Game" in Korean
“Gacha Game” in Korean is 가챠 게임 (pronounced "gacha geim").
가챠 게임
gacha geim
Usage & Context
Mobile games featuring a random lottery mechanic where players spend currency for randomized virtual items. Gacha games are hugely popular in Korea with franchises like Genshin Impact and Blue Archive attracting massive player bases.
Example Sentence
가챠 게임에서 원하는 캐릭터 뽑기가 쉽지 않아요.
Getting the character you want in a gacha game is not easy.
How to use 가챠 게임 naturally
Quick answer
The Korean word for “Gacha Game” is 가챠 게임, romanized as gacha geim.
Usage tip
Learn this word together with a complete Korean sentence. Meaning often depends on particles, politeness level, and word order.
Common mistake
Do not rely only on the English meaning. Read the Korean example sentence and notice the particles, word order, and politeness level around 가챠 게임.
Pronunciation Guide
Pronounced 'gah-cha gay-im.' 가챠 keeps the original Japanese 'gacha' sound, and 게임 is a two-syllable loanword — 'geh-im,' not the single English syllable 'game.' Hold the 'im' very briefly.
Formal & Casual Forms
Casual (반말)
가챠겜
gachagem
Slangy shortening of 가챠 게임, common in Korean gaming chat and streams
More Example Sentences
complaining to a guildmate about a brutal pull session
이번 픽업 가챠에서 천장 치고 겨우 뽑았어요.
I hit the pity ceiling on this rate-up banner and finally got them.
warning a friend who's thinking of starting one
가챠 게임은 현질 유혹이 너무 심해요.
Gacha games make the urge to spend real money way too strong.
chatting in a game community Discord
신작 가챠 겜 나왔다길래 사전 등록 해놨어.
I heard a new gacha game is coming out, so I pre-registered.
Cultural Context
Gacha is a massive slice of the Korean mobile market, and Korean players have coined a whole vocabulary around it: 천장 (cheonjang, the 'ceiling' / pity system), 현질 (hyeonjil, spending real cash on in-game pulls), and 뽑기 (ppopgi, 'drawing' — the native Korean word often used instead of gacha). Livestreamed 10연차 (ten-pull) reactions are a Twitch/AfreecaTV staple, and Korea was also a driving force behind the 2022 legislation requiring gacha probability disclosure — a rare case of gamer anger turning into real law.
Editorial note
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Reviewed by Min-jung Park, Korean Language Teacher. Updated May 31, 2026. See our editorial standards.
Common Phrases
천장 쳤어요.
I hit the pity ceiling.
이번 뽑기 망했어.
This pull session was a disaster.
현질 안 하고 무과금으로 해요.
I play free-to-play without spending money.
Related Expressions
뽑기
ppopgi
drawing / pulling (native Korean for gacha)
현질
hyeonjil
spending real money on in-game items
천장
cheonjang
pity ceiling / guaranteed pull
확률
hwakryul
drop rate / probability
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