韓国
Japanese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 韓 | 国 |
| かん Grade: S |
こく Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 韓國 (kyūjitai) |
Shortened from 大韓民国 (Daikan Minkoku, “Republic of Korea”), from Korean 대한민국(大韓民國) (Daehanmin'guk). The archaic sense may be from 大韓帝國 (Daikan Teikoku, “Korean Empire”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)
- (historical, archaic) Korea (former empire in East Asia) (1897–1910)
Etymology 2
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 韓 | 国 |
| から Grade: S |
くに Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 韓國 (kyūjitai) 唐國 |
Of 韓 (kara, “China; Korea; foreign country”, archaic) and 國 (kuni, “kingdom; country”).[1]
Proper noun
[edit]- (archaic) Korea (a geographic region in East Asia, consisting of two countries, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)
- (archaic) Korea (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula)
- alternative form of 唐国 (Karakuni; Karakoku):
- China (a cultural region and civilization in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers, taken as a whole under its various dynasties)
- China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)
See also
[edit]- 韓国人 (Kankokujin, “Korean person”)
- 韓国語 (Kankokugo, “Korean language”)
- 大韓民国 (Daikan Minkoku, “Republic of Korea”)
- 朝鮮 (Chōsen, “Korea”)
- 北朝鮮 (Kita Chōsen, “North Korea”)
- 朝鮮半島 (Chōsen Hantō, “Korean Peninsula”)
- 唐国 (Karakuni, “China”)
References
[edit]- ^ “唐国・韓国”. 小学館 全文全訳古語辞典 (Shogakkan zenbu zenyaku kogo jiten). [Shogakkan complete dictionary of archaisms], 2004.
Okinawan
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 韓 | 国 |
| かん Grade: S |
くく Grade: 2 |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 韓國 (kyūjitai) |
Proper noun
[edit]韓国 (Kankuku)
- South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)
- Korea (a geographic region in East Asia, consisting of two countries, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)
- Korea (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula)
References
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