韓国

See also: 韓國 and 韩国

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
韓	国
かん Grade: S	こく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) かんこく [káꜜǹkòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [kã̠ŋko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]
- Audio (file)

Proper noun

韓国 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 韓國, hiragana かんこく, rōmaji Kankoku)

South Korea
(historical) Korea (1897–1910)

Synonyms

(South Korea): 大韓民国 (だいかんみんこく) (Daikan Minkoku, “Republic of Korea”)

Derived terms

韓国人 (かんこくじん) (kankokujin)
韓国語 (かんこくご) (kankokugo)

Related terms

朝 (ちょう)鮮 (せん) (chōsen) (historical)
朝 (ちょう)鮮 (せん)半 (はん)島 (とう) (chōsenhantō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
韓	国
から Grade: S	くに Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Proper noun

韓国 (hiragana からくに, rōmaji Karakuni)

(archaic) Korea

See also

朝 (ちょう)鮮 (せん) (Chōsen)
唐国 (からくに) (Karakuni): China

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