반도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 半島, from 半 (“half”) + 島 (“island”). Possibly a calque of a Western word such as peninsula or Halbinsel; uncertain whether it was coined in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.

Noun

반도 • (bando) (hanja 半島)

  1. peninsula (hanja- 半島)
  2. 한- (韓- han-) Korean peninsula

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