English edit

Etymology edit

Korean +‎ -ization

Noun edit

Koreanization (usually uncountable, plural Koreanizations)

  1. the act or process of Koreanizing.
    • 2001, Korea Observer:
      There is a ongoing debate on how to reconcile Koreanization with the international aspect.
    • 2012, P.G. Altbach, V. Selvaratnam, From Dependence to Autonomy: The Development of Asian Universities, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 252:
      They are attempting Koreanization of their teaching and research in universities and colleges. Modernization is no longer synonymous with Westernization or Americanization. Modernization is a true Koreanization, seeking its own potentialities and building up its own idiosyncrasies.
    • 2016, Douglas Howland, Elizabeth Lillehoj, Maximilian Mayer, Art and Sovereignty in Global Politics, Springer, →ISBN, page 224:
      Following such spirit of globalization through Koreanization, a wave of Korean films, television programs, and music reached other parts of East Asia and became quite popular.