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 (Sixian, PFS): Hòn-kuet
• Min Dong (BUC): Hàng-guók
• Min Nan (POJ): Hân-kok
• Wu (Wiktionary): hhoe koq (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
    • Pinyin: Hánguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hanrgwo
    • IPA ^(key): /xa̠n³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 汗國／汗国 韓國／韩国

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon⁴ gwok³
    • Yale: hòhn gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁴ gwok⁸
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔːn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hòn-kuet
    • Hakka Romanization System: honˇ gued`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hon² gued⁵
    • IPA: /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
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hankog
    • IPA (Taipei): /han²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /han¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: hhoe koq (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /ɦø²² kʊʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

韓國

1. (mainland China) South Korea, the modern state on the Korean peninsula

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

2. (historical) Han, an ancient Chinese county, viscounty, and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty
3. (historical) the realm of this former state under other rulers

Synonyms

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

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

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

1. Alternative spelling of 韓国: South Korea

Usage notes

This is the 旧字体 ‎(kyūjitai, “old spelling”). In modern Japanese, use the 韓国 spelling instead.

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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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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
韓	國

Proper noun

韓國

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