See also: 韓國 and 韩国

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
こく
Grade: 2
kan’on
Alternative spelling
韓國 (kyūjitai)

Shortened from 大韓民国(だいかんみんこく) (Daikan Minkoku, Republic of Korea), from Korean 대한민국 (Daehanmin'guk). The archaic sense may be from 大韓帝國(だいかんていこく) (Daikan Teikoku, Korean Empire).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

(かん)(こく) (Kankoku

  1. South Korea (a country in East Asia)
  2. (history, archaic) Korea (former empire in East Asia) (1897–1910)

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
から
Grade: S
くに
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
韓國 (kyūjitai)
唐國

Of (から) (kara, China; Korea; foreign country, archaic) and (くに) (kuni, kingdom; country).[1]

Proper noun edit

(から)(くに) (Karakuni

  1. (archaic) Korea (an empire in East Asia; contemporary North Korea and South Korea)
  2. alternative form of 唐国 (Karakuni; Karakoku, China)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ “唐国・韓国”. 小学館 全文全訳古語辞典 (Shogakkan zenbu zenyaku kogo jiten). [Shogakkan complete dictionary of archaisms], 2004.

Okinawan edit

Kanji in this term
くゎん
Grade: S
くく
Grade: 2
Alternative spelling
韓國 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun edit

(くゎん)(くく) (Kwankuku

  1. South Korea
  2. Korea
    Synonym: 朝鮮 (Chōshin),[1] 高麗 (Kōrē)

References edit

  1. ^ ちょーしん【朝鮮】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.