韓國

Chinese

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

Etymology

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Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 韓國

1. (chiefly 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, used by the KCNA) 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)

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

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

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

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
韓	國

Proper noun

韓國

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