朝鮮

See also: 朝鲜

Chinese

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	few; rare; fresh
trad. (朝鮮)		朝	鮮
simp. (朝鲜)		朝	鲜

Etymology

Found in many pre-Qin dynasty [before 3^rd century BCE] texts. The meaning of this term is uncertain; a common literal interpretation is “morning (朝) calm (鮮)”, and thus, Korea is also known as the “Land of the Morning Calm”.

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 朝鮮

1. Korea (cultural concept)
2. (historical) Gojoseon (ancient Korean kingdom)
3. (～王朝) (historical) Joseon (ancient Korean dynasty and state)
4. (～民主主義人民共和國) North Korea (country)
5. (～半島) Korean Peninsula

Synonyms

• (North Korea):
  • (full name) 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國／朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 (Cháoxiǎn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Rénmín Gònghéguó)
  • (Taiwan, Hong Kong) 北韓／北韩 (Běihán)
  • (uncommon) 北朝鮮／北朝鲜 (Běi Cháoxiǎn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (朝鮮):

• → Japanese: 朝(ちょう)鮮(せん) (Chōsen)
• → Korean: 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon)
• → Vietnamese: Triều Tiên (朝鮮)

Others:

• → Zhuang: Cauzsenh

See also

• 韓國／韩国 (Hánguó)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
朝	鮮
ちょう Grade: 2	せん Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 朝鮮／朝鲜

/teusen/ > /tjoːsen/, [tɕoːsen]

Proper noun

朝(ちょう)鮮(せん) or 朝鮮(proper) • (chōsen or proper) ^{←てうせん (teusen)?}[[Category:Japanese
|ちょうせん]]

1. Korea

Derived terms

• 朝(ちょう)鮮(せん)語(ご) (Chōsen-go)
• 朝(ちょう)鮮(せん)人(じん) (Chōsen-jin)
• 北(きた)朝(ちょう)鮮(せん) (Kita Chōsen)

See also

• 韓(かん)国(こく) (Kankoku)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
朝	鮮

Proper noun

朝鮮 • (Joseon) (hangeul 조선)

1. hanja form^? of 조선 (“Joseon; Korea, especially North Korea”)

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Okinawan

Proper noun

朝鮮 (hiragana ちょーしん, romaji Chōshin, sort ちょおしん)

1. North Korea
2. Korea

   Synonym: 韓国 (Kwankuku), 高麗 (Kōrē)

References

1. “ちょーしん【朝鮮】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
朝	鮮

Proper noun

朝鮮

1. chữ Hán form of Triều Tiên (“Korea; North Korea”).

Adjective

朝鮮

1. chữ Hán form of Triều Tiên (“Korean”).