北鮮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
北	鮮
ほく Grade: 2	せん Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほくせん [hòkúséń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞kɯ̟ᵝsẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

北(ほく)鮮(せん) • (Hokusen) 

1. (historical, Japanese colonial era) Kankyōnan-dō and Kankyōhoku-dō

   Coordinate terms: 西鮮 (Seisen), 中鮮 (Chūsen), 南鮮 (Nansen)

2. (derogatory, post-WWII) Synonym of 北朝鮮 (Kita Chōsen, “North Korea”)