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North Korea
běi cháo xiǎn
kita chousen
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
South Korea
nán hán
南韓 is the common Chinese name for the country of South Korea.
The official English name being Republic of Korea.
See Also: Asia
North Korea
hokusen
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
South Korea
kan koku
This is South Korea written in Japanese.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
道 see styles |
dào dao4 tao wataru わたる |
More info & calligraphy: Daoism / Taoism(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) (abbreviation) (in Japanese schools) (See 道徳教育) moral education; (4) Buddhist teachings; (5) Taoism; (6) administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido); (7) (hist) administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.); (8) province (administrative region of Korea); (9) circuit (administrative region of China); (10) (hist) province (Tang-era administrative region of China); (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 |
mikuni みくに |
(1) three countries; (2) (hist) (See 魏・ぎ・1,蜀・しょく・2,呉・ご・3) Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); (3) (hist) (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); (4) (archaism) Japan, China and India; Japan, Korea and China; the whole world; (p,s,f) Mikuni |
光明 see styles |
guāng míng guang1 ming2 kuang ming kanmyon クァンミョン |
More info & calligraphy: Light / Bright and Promising Future(1) bright light; (2) hope; bright future; (3) {Buddh} light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion; (place-name) Gwangmyeong (South Korea) v. last entry. |
北鮮 see styles |
hokusen ほくせん |
More info & calligraphy: North Korea |
南韓 南韩 see styles |
nán hán nan2 han2 nan han |
More info & calligraphy: South Korea |
日本 see styles |
rì běn ri4 ben3 jih pen yamatono やまとの |
More info & calligraphy: JapanJapan; (surname) Yamatono Japan. Buddhism was introduced there from Korea in the sixth century, and in the seventh from China. |
松林 see styles |
sonrimu ソンリム |
More info & calligraphy: Pine Forest / Matsubayashi |
渤海 see styles |
bó hǎi bo2 hai3 po hai bokkai ぼっかい |
More info & calligraphy: Bohai(place-name) Bohai (kingdom in Manchura and N. Korea, established after the fall of Goguryeo); Pohai; Bohai; Balhae; Bokkai |
韓国 see styles |
kankoku かんこく |
More info & calligraphy: South Korea |
韓國 韩国 see styles |
hán guó han2 guo2 han kuo kankoku かんこく |
More info & calligraphy: South Korea(personal name) Kankoku |
コリア see styles |
goria ゴリア |
More info & calligraphy: Collia |
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 KoreaNorth Korea; (place-name) Kitachōsen |
府 see styles |
fǔ fu3 fu futaka ふたか |
seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) (1) (urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); (2) centre (e.g. of learning); center; seat; (3) (government) office; (4) (hist) fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam); (surname) Futaka |
朝 see styles |
zhāo zhao1 chao hajime はじめ |
morning (n,n-suf) (1) dynasty; (n,n-suf) (2) reign; (n,n-suf) (3) period; epoch; age; (n,n-suf) (4) court; (5) (abbreviation) (See 北朝鮮) North Korea; (personal name) Hajime Morning. Court, dynasty; towards. |
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 (1) (abbreviation) (See 大韓民国) Republic of Korea; South Korea; (2) (hist) Han (ancient Chinese state); (surname) Han |
鮮 鲜 see styles |
xiǎn xian3 hsien sen せん |
few; rare (abbreviation) (obsolete) (See 朝鮮) Korea; (given name) Sen vivid |
Ｋ国 see styles |
keikoku / kekoku ケイこく |
(net-sl) (derogatory term) South Korea |
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 |
世宗 see styles |
shì zōng shi4 zong1 shih tsung sejon セジョン |
Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented (place-name) Sejong City (South Korea) |
両班 see styles |
yanban; ryanban ヤンバン; リャンバン |
(hist) yangban (traditional ruling class of Korea during the Joseon dynasty) (kor:) |
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 |
九里 see styles |
jiǔ lǐ jiu3 li3 chiu li kuri クリ |
Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu (place-name) Guri (South Korea) |
亀城 see styles |
kuson クソン |
(place-name) Kusong (North Korea) |
亀尾 see styles |
kumi クミ |
(place-name) Gumi (South Korea) |
井邑 see styles |
chonupu チョンウプ |
(place-name) Jeongeup (South Korea) |
仁川 see styles |
rén chuān ren2 chuan1 jen ch`uan jen chuan inchon インチョン |
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 |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| North Korea | 北朝鮮 北朝鲜 | kita chousen kitachousen kita chosen | běi cháo xiǎn bei3 chao2 xian3 bei chao xian beichaoxian | pei ch`ao hsien peichaohsien pei chao hsien |
| South Korea | 南韓 南韩 | nán hán / nan2 han2 / nan han / nanhan | ||
| North Korea | 北鮮 | hokusen / hokusen | ||
| 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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