韓國

Chinese

		South Korea; Korean; Japan-annexed Korea South Korea; Korean; Japan-annexed Korea; (surname)	country; state; nation
trad. (韓國)		韓	國
simp. (韩国)		韩	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hánguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon⁴ gwok³
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): Hòn-kuet
• Min Dong (BUC): Hàng-guók
• Min Nan (POJ): Hân-kok
• Wu (WT Romanisation): hhoe koq (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: Hánguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hanrgwo
    • IPA ^(key): /xa̠n³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon⁴ gwok³
    • Yale: hòhn gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁴ gwok⁸
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔːn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hòn-kuet
    • IPA (Siyen, including Miaoli): /hon¹¹ ku̯et̚²/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Hàng-guók
    • IPA ^(key): /haŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(k-)ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hân-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Hân-kok
    • IPA (Taipei): /han²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /han¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • WT Romanisation: hhoe koq (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /ɦø²² kʊʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

韓國

1. Han, an ancient Chinese county, viscounty, and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty
2. the realm of this former state under other rulers
3. South Korea, the modern state on the Korean peninsula

Synonyms

• 韓／韩 (Hán) (ancient state)

See also

• 朝鮮／朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn) (North Korea; Korea generally)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
韓	國
かん Grade: S	こく Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Proper noun

韓國 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 韓国, hiragana かんこく, romaji Kankoku)

1. South Korea

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Korean

Hanja in this word
韓	國

Proper noun

韓國 (Hanguk) (hangeul 한국)

1. Hanja form^? of 한국, “Korea”.

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
韓	國

Proper noun

韓國

1. Hán tự form of Hàn Quốc, "Korea"