남조선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 南朝鮮, from 南 (“South”) + 朝鮮 (“Korea”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠md͡ʑo̞sʰʌ̹n]

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• Phonetic hangul: [남조선]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Namjoseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Namjoseon
McCune–Reischauer?	Namjosŏn
Yale Romanization?	namcosen

South Korean Standard Language	남한(南韓) (Namhan)
North Korean Standard Language	남조선(南朝鮮) (Namjoseon)

Proper noun

남조선 • (Namjoseon) (hanja 南朝鮮)

1. (North Korea or historical) South Korea

   남조선국방경비대

   Namjoseon'gukbanggyeongbidae

   South Korean Constabulary of Police Reserve

   남조선로동당

   Namjoseollodongdang

   Workers' Party of South Korea

Usage notes

Since Kim Jong Un's announcement of abandonment of peaceful unification in late 2023, North Korea government started using 한국 (han'guk), which is the official name of South Korea in Korean, or 괴뢰 한국 (goeroe han'guk, “puppet regime Korea”), instead of 남조선 (namjoseon) to reflect the official stance that North and South Korea are different countries.

Derived terms

• 남조선 바람 (Namjoseon baram)

See also

• 북조선 (Bukjoseon)