韓國

Chinese

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

Etymology

“Korea”

See Korean 한국(韓國) (Han-guk).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hánguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon⁴ gwok³
• Gan (Wiktionary): hon² guet⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Hòn-koet

  (Meixian, Guangdong): hon² guêd⁵

• Jin (Wiktionary): han¹ gueh⁶
• Min Bei (KCR): Ǔing-gŏ
• Min Dong (BUC): Hàng-guók
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): Hân-kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hang⁵ gog⁴

• Wu (Wiktionary): hhoe koq (T3)
• Xiang (Wiktionary): han² gue⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: Hánguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Harngwo
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hánguó
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ kwɔ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon⁴ gwok³
    • Yale: hòhn gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁴ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: hon⁴ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: hon² guet⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɵn²⁴ kuɛt̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hòn-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: honˇ gued`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hon² gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /hon¹¹ ku̯et̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hon² guêd⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /hɔn¹¹ kuɛt̚¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: han¹ gueh⁶
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /xæ̃¹¹ kuəʔ²/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Ǔing-gŏ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uiŋ²¹ ko²⁴/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Hàng-guók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(k-)ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hân-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Hân-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hankog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /han¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /han²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /han²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hang⁵ gog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hâng kok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: hhoe koq (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɦø²² kʊʔ⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: han² gue⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xan¹³ kuɤ̞²⁴/

Proper noun

韓國

1. (chiefly Mainland China, increasingly in Hong Kong) South Korea (a country in East Asia)

   韓國燒酒 / 韩国烧酒  ―  hánguó shāojiǔ  ―  soju

2. (chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) Korea (two countries in East Asia, North Korea and South Korea)
3. (historical) Han, an ancient Chinese county, viscounty, and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty
4. (historical) the realm of this former state under other rulers

Synonyms

• (full name): 大韓民國／大韩民国 (Dàhán Mínguó)
• (Korea):
  • (Mainland China) 朝鮮／朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn)
• (South Korea):
  • (Taiwan, Hong Kong) 南韓／南韩 (Nánhán)
  • (uncommon, used by the KCNA, dated in Mainland China) 南朝鮮／南朝鲜 (Nán Cháoxiǎn)
• (ancient state): 韓／韩 (Hán)

Derived terms

• 韓國人／韩国人 (hánguórén)
• 韓國學／韩国学 (hánguóxué)

• 韓國泡菜／韩国泡菜 (Hánguó pàocài)
• 韓國語／韩国语 (hánguóyǔ)

Descendants

• → Zhuang: Hanzgoz

See also

• 朝鮮／朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn, “Korea; North Korea”)
• 韓劇／韩剧 (hánjù)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
韓	國
かん Grade: S	こく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Proper noun

韓(かん)國(こく) • (Kankoku)  (kyūjitai, shinjitai 韓国)

1. Kyūjitai form of 韓国: South Korea

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Korean

Hanja in this term
韓	國

Proper noun

韓國 • (Han-guk) (hangeul 한국)

1. Hanja form^? of 한국 (“Korea”).

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Okinawan

Kanji in this term
韓	國
くゎん Grade: S	くく Jinmeiyō

Proper noun

韓國 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 韓国, hiragana くゎんくく, rōmaji Kwankuku)

1. Kyūjitai form of 韓国 (“South Korea”)

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
韓	國

Proper noun

韓國

1. Hán tự form of Hàn Quốc (“South Korea”).