韓國

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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Mandarin

simpl.		韩国
trad.		韓國

Pronunciation

Mandarin (Standard Chinese, Beijing) Pinyin Hánguó Zhuyin ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ IPA (key) /xa̠n³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

Proper noun

韓國 (traditional, Pinyin Hánguó, simplified 韩国)

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 (ancient state)

See also

• 朝鮮 (North Korea; Korea generally)

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Min Nan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ]

Proper noun

韓國 (traditional, POJ Hân-kok, simplified 韩国)

1. South Korea