Chinese

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Han
Samhan
state
realm
trad. (韓國)
simp. (韩国)
2nd round simp. ⿰车卜国
 
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Etymology

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“Korea”
See Korean 한국(韓國) (Han'guk).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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韓國

  1. (chiefly Mainland China, increasingly in Hong Kong) South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)
    韓國燒酒韩国烧酒  ―  hánguó shāojiǔ  ―  soju
  2. (chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) Korea (a geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)
  3. (chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) Korea (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula)
  4. (historical) Han, a minor state that existed during the Western Zhou Dynasty and was conquered in 757 BCE
  5. (historical) Han, a state during the Warring States period that existed between 403 BCE and 230 BCE

Synonyms

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  • (South Korea):

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Zhuang: Hanzgoz

See also

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
こく
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 韓國 – see the following entry.
韓国かんこく
[proper noun] South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)
[proper noun] (historical, archaic) Korea (former empire in East Asia) (1897–1910)
韓国からくに
[proper noun] (archaic) Korea (a geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)
[proper noun] (archaic) Korea (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula)
[proper noun] Alternative form of 唐国 (Karakuni; Karakoku):
[proper noun] China (a cultural region and civilization in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers, taken as a whole under its various dynasties)
    1. China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)
Alternative spelling
唐國
(This term, 韓國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Proper noun

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韓國 (Han'guk) (hangeul 한국)

  1. hanja form? of 한국 :
    1. Korea (a geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)
    2. Korea (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula)

Okinawan

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Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
くく
Jinmeiyō

Proper noun

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(かん)(くく) (Kankuku

  1. Kyūjitai form of 韓国: South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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韓國

  1. chữ Hán form of Hàn Quốc: South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)