韓国語

See also: 韩国语

Japanese

Kanji in this term
韓	国	語
かん Grade: S	こく Grade: 2	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
韓國語 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

韓国 (Kankoku, “South Korea”) +‎ 語 (-go, “language”), from Chinese 韓國語／韩国语 (Hánguóyǔ), from South Korean 한국어 (han'gugeo)

Noun

韓(かん)国(こく)語(ご) • (kankokugo) 

1. Korean language of South Korea
   • 2002 March 9, Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “[第](だい)[131](ひゃくさんじゅういち)[局](きょく)　[試](ため)される[伊](い)[角](すみ) [Game 131: Isumi’s Endeavor]”, in (deprecated template usage) ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 16 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 56:

     オレの日(に)本(ほん)語(ご)どう？悪(わる)くないだろ　韓(かん)国(こく)語(ご)と英(えい)語(ご)も話(はな)すんだぜ　趣(しゅ)味(み)だな語(ご)学(がく)は　寝(ね)泊(とま)りはどこ？近(ちか)くのホテル？

     Ore no nihongo dō? Waruku naidaro kankokugo to eigo mo hanasunda ze Shumi da na gogaku wa Netomari wa doko? Chikaku no hoteru?

     How’s my Japanese? Not bad, right? I also speak Korean and English. I like learning languages. Where are you staying? Some hotel nearby?

Synonyms

• 朝(ちょう)鮮(せん)語(ご) (chōsengo)