왜국

Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 倭國.

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽wekuk⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [weɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨국]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	waeguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	waegug
Yale Romanization?	waykwuk

Proper noun

왜국 (Waeguk)

1. (obsolete) Japan

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 倭國, from 倭 (“Wa”) + 國 (“country”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wɛɡuk̚] ~ [we̞ɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [왜국/웨국]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	waeguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	waegug
McCune–Reischauer?	waeguk
Yale Romanization?	waykwuk

• Homophone: 외국 (oeguk)

Proper noun

왜국 • (Waeguk) (hanja 倭國)

1. (now derogatory, dated or archaic in non-derogatory senses) Japan (country in East Asia)

   Synonym: 왜나라 (Waenara)

2. (historical) Wa (an ancient Japanese kingdom, the first recorded state in Japanese history)

   Synonym: 왜나라 (Waenara)

See also

• 일본(日本) (Ilbon, “Japan”)