韓国語

Etymology

韓国 (Kankoku, “South Korea”) +‎ 語 (-go, “language”), from Chinese 韓國語, from South Korean 한국어 (Han-gugeo)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かんこくご [kàńkókúgó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [kã̠ŋko̞kɯ̟ᵝɡo̞]

Proper noun

韓国語 (hiragana かんこくご, rōmaji Kankokugo)

1. Synonym of 朝鮮語 (Chōsengo, “Korean language”)
   • 2002 March 9, Hotta, Yumi; Obata, Takeshi, “第だい131局きょく　試ためされる伊い角すみ [Game 131: Isumi’s Endeavor]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 16 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 56:

     オレの日 (に)本 (ほん)語 (ご)どう？悪 (わる)くないだろ　韓 (かん)国 (こく)語 (ご)と英 (えい)語 (ご)も話 (はな)すんだぜ　趣 (しゅ)味 (み)だな語 (ご)学 (がく)は　寝 (ね)泊 (とま)りはどこ？近 (ちか)くのホテル？

     Ore no Nihongo dō? Waruku naidaro Kankokugo to Eigo mo hanasunda ze Shumi da na gogaku wa Netomari wa doko? Chikaku no hoteru?

     How’s my Japanese? Not bad, right? I also speak Korean and English. I like learning languages. Where are you staying? Some hotel nearby?