K国

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
K國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From kana initials of 韓(かん) (Kan, “Korean”) + 国(こく) (koku, “country”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

K(ケイ)国(こく) • (Keikoku) 

1. (derogatory, offensive, Internet slang) South Korea

   K(ケイ)国(こく)反(はん)応(のう)

   Keikoku hannō

   Responses from South Korea(ns) (used commonly for provocative titles on YouTube)

Synonyms

• 韓(かん)国(こく) (Kankoku, “South Korea”)