韓國

Chinese

		South Korea; Korean; Japan-annexed Korea South Korea; Korean; Japan-annexed Korea; (surname)	country; state; nation
trad. (韓國)		韓	國
simp. (韩国)		韩	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hánguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon⁴ gwok³
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): Hòn-kuet
• Min Dong (BUC): Hàng-guók
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): Hân-kok

• Wu (WT Romanisation): hhoe koq (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: Hánguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hanrgwo
    • IPA ^(key): /xa̠n³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon⁴ gwok³
    • Yale: hòhn gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁴ gwok⁸
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔːn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hòn-kuet
    • IPA (Siyen, incl. Miaoli): /hon¹¹ ku̯et̚²/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Hàng-guók
    • IPA ^(key): /haŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(k-)ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hân-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Hân-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hankog
    • IPA (Taipei): /han²³⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /han¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • WT Romanisation: hhoe koq (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /ɦø²² kʊʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

韓國

1. (historical) Han, an ancient Chinese county, viscounty, and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty
2. (historical) the realm of this former state under other rulers
3. South Korea, the modern state on the Korean peninsula (in mainland China)

Synonyms

• (ancient state): 韓／韩 (Hán)
• (South Korea): 南韓／南韩 (in Taiwan)

See also

• 朝鮮／朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn, “Korea; North Korea”)
• 韓劇／韩剧 (hánjù)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
韓	國
かん Grade: S	こく Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Proper noun

韓國 ‎(kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 韓国, hiragana かんこく, romaji Kankoku)

1. Alternative spelling of 韓国: South Korea

Usage notes

This is the 旧字体 ‎(kyūjitai, “old spelling”). In modern Japanese, use the 韓国 spelling instead.

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Korean

Hanja in this word
韓	國

Proper noun

韓國 • ‎(Han-guk, McCune-Reischauer: Han'guk, Yale: Hankuk) ‎(hangeul 한국)

1. Hanja form^? of 한국, “Korea”.

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
韓	國

Proper noun

韓國

1. Hán tự form of Hàn Quốc, "South Korea"