대한민국의 애니메이션
The word "aeni" comes from the English word "animation" as written in Hangeul, 애니메이션 (aenimeisyeon), similar to Japanese アニメーション (animēshon). Just like "anime", "aenimeisyeon" was shorten to "aeni". However, "aeni" usually refers to Japanese animation in colloquial usage, although it can refer to Korean animation or animation in general. To distinguish it from its Japanese counterpart, Korean animation is often called "hanguk aeni" (; lit. Korean animation) or "guksan aeni" (; lit. domestic animation).