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北朝鮮 is the Chinese and Japanese name for the country of North Korea.
The official English name being Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
See Also: Asia
This short Japanese name for the country of North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea).
There is a 3-character name, 北朝鮮 that is a lot more common.
See Also: Asia
南韓 is the common Chinese name for the country of South Korea.
The official English name being Republic of Korea.
See Also: Asia
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Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
North Korea | 北朝鮮 北朝鲜 | kita chousen kitachousen kita chosen kitachosen | běi cháo xiǎn bei3 chao2 xian3 bei chao xian beichaoxian | pei ch`ao hsien peichaohsien pei chao hsien |
North Korea | 北鮮 | hokusen / hokusen | ||
South Korea | 南韓 南韩 | nán hán / nan2 han2 / nan han / nanhan | ||
South Korea | 韓國 韓国 | kan koku / kankoku | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
道 see styles |
dào / dao4 tao dou / do / どう |
![]() More info & calligraphy: (1) (abbreviation) (See 道・みち・1) road; path; street; route; (2) (See 道・みち・5) way; set of practices; rules for conducting oneself; (3) Buddhist teachings; (4) Taoism; (5) modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido); (6) historical administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.); (7) province (Tang-era administrative region of China); (8) province (modern administrative region of Korea); (personal name) Wataru mārga. A way, road; the right path; principle, Truth, Reason, Logos, Cosmic energy; to lead; to say. The way of transmigration by which one arrives at a good or bad existence; any of the six gati, or paths of destiny. The way of bodhi, or enlightenment leading to nirvāṇa through spiritual stages. Essential nirvāṇa, in which absolute freedom reigns. For the eightfold noble path v. 八聖道.; The two Ways: (1) (a) 無礙道 or 無間道 The open or unhindered way, or the way of removing all obstacles or intervention, i. e. all delusion; (b) 解脫道 the way of release, by realization of truth. (2) (a) 難行道 The hard way of "works", i. e. by the six pāramitā and the disciplines. (b) 易行道 the easy way salvation, by the invocation of Amitābha. (3) (a) 有漏道 The way of reincarnation or mortality; (b) 無漏 the enlightened way of escape from the miseries of transmigration. (4) (a) 教道 The way of instruction; (b) 證道 the way of realization. (5) The two lower excretory organs. |
三国 see styles |
sangoku / さんごく | (1) three countries; (2) Japan, China and India; Japan, Korea and China; all the world; (3) (See 魏・ぎ・1,蜀・しょく・2,呉・ご・3) Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); (4) (See 新羅・しらぎ,百済・くだら,高句麗・こうくり) Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (p,s,f) Mikuni |
北鮮 see styles |
hokusen / ほくせん | ![]() More info & calligraphy: |
南韓 南韩 see styles |
nán hán / nan2 han2 nan han |
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日本 see styles |
rì běn / ri4 ben3 jih pen nihon(p);nippon / にほん(P);にっぽん |
![]() More info & calligraphy: Japan; (surname) Yamatono Japan. Buddhism was introduced there from Korea in the sixth century, and in the seventh from China. |
松林 see styles |
matsubayashi / まつばやし | ![]() More info & calligraphy: |
韓国 see styles |
kankoku / かんこく | ![]() More info & calligraphy: |
韓國 韩国 see styles |
hán guó / han2 guo2 han kuo kankoku / かんこく |
![]() More info & calligraphy: (personal name) Kankoku |
北朝鮮 北朝鲜 see styles |
běi cháo xiǎn / bei3 chao2 xian3 pei ch`ao hsien / pei chao hsien kitachousen / kitachosen / きたちょうせん |
![]() More info & calligraphy: North Korea; (place-name) Kitachousen |
府 see styles |
fǔ / fu3 fu fu / ふ |
seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) (1) (metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); (2) the centre or seat (of) (center); (3) (government) office; (4) fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam; (surname) Futaka |
朝 see styles |
zhāo / zhao1 chao chou / cho / ちょう |
morning (n,n-suf) (1) dynasty; (n,n-suf) (2) reign; (n,n-suf) (3) period; epoch; age; (n,n-suf) (4) court; (n,n-pref,n-suf) (5) (abbreviation) (See 北朝鮮) North Korea; (personal name) Hajime Morning. Court, dynasty; towards; morning |
狛 see styles |
koma / こま | (n,n-pref) (1) Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (2) (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine; (surname, female given name) Koma |
銰 see styles |
āi / ai1 ai |
character used in Korea in former times to represent the syllable "ngai" |
韓 韩 see styles |
hán / han2 han han / はん |
Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国; surname Han (n,n-pref) (archaism) China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries); (surname) Han |
三陟 see styles |
samuchoku / サムチョク | (place-name) Samcheok (Korea); Samchok |
三韓 三韩 see styles |
sān hán / san1 han2 san han sankan / さんかん |
(hist) the three Han nations (of ancient Korea) the three Han |
両班 see styles |
yanban;ryanban / ヤンバン;リャンバン | yangban (kor:); traditional ruling class of Korea during the Joseon dynasty |
中朝 see styles |
zhōng cháo / zhong1 chao2 chung ch`ao / chung chao chuuchou / chucho / ちゅうちょう |
Sino-Korean; China and North Korea (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) China and North Korea; Chinese-North Korean; (2) imperial court; (3) Imperial Court (of Japan); (4) middle ages |
中韓 中韩 see styles |
zhōng hán / zhong1 han2 chung han chuukan / chukan / ちゅうかん |
China-South Korea China and Korea |
亀城 see styles |
kuson / クソン | (place-name) Kusong (North Korea) |
仁川 see styles |
rén chuān / ren2 chuan1 jen ch`uan / jen chuan inchon;jinsen / インチョン;じんせん |
Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea Incheon (South Korea); Inchon; (place-name) Incheon (South Korea); Inchon; Yingcheng |
价川 see styles |
kechon / ケチョン | (place-name) Kaechon (North Korea) |
会寧 see styles |
heryon / ホェリョン | (place-name) Hoeryong (North Korea) |
伽倻 see styles |
jiā yē / jia1 ye1 chia yeh Gaya |
Gaya, a Korean confederacy of territorial polities in the Nakdong River basin of southern Korea (42-532 AD) Gaya |
伽耶 see styles |
qié yé / qie2 ye2 ch`ieh yeh / chieh yeh gaya / かや |
(female given name) Kaya; (place-name) Gaya (4th-6th century confederacy of chiefdoms in the Nakdong River valley of southern Korea) 伽邪; 伽闍 Gayā. (1) A city of Magadha, Buddhagayā (north-west of present Gaya), near which Śākyamuni became Buddha. (2) Gaja, an elephant. (3) 伽耶山 Gajaśirṣa, Elephant's Head Mountain; two are mentioned, one near "Vulture Peak", one near the Bo-tree. (4) kāya, the body. |
元山 see styles |
yuán shān / yuan2 shan1 yüan shan wonsan / ウォンサン |
Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea (place-name) Wonsan (North Korea) |
元曉 元晓 see styles |
yuán xiǎo / yuan2 xiao3 yüan hsiao Gangyō |
Yuan-hsiao, a famous Korean monk who traveled, and studied and wrote in China during the Tang dynasty, then returned to Korea; known as 海東師 Hai-tung Shih; Wonhyo |
光州 see styles |
guāng zhōu / guang1 zhou1 kuang chou kuwanju / クワンジュ |
Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan; Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea (place-name) Gwangju (South Korea); Kwangju |
加羅 see styles |
kara / から | (surname, female given name) Kara; (place-name) Gaya (4th-6th century confederacy of chiefdoms in the Nakdong River valley of southern Korea) |
加耶 see styles |
kaya / かや | (place-name) Gaya (4th-6th century confederacy of chiefdoms in the Nakdong River valley of southern Korea) |
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