Koreans

The Koreans (Hangul: 한민족; hanja: 韓民族; alternatively Hangul: 조선민족; hanja: 朝鮮民族, see names of Korea) are a historic people based in the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria. In the last century and a half, the 7 million people of the Korean diaspora have spread along the Pacific Rim, especially to China, United States and Japan.

Etymology

South Koreans refer to themselves as Hanguk-in (Hangul: 한국인; hanja: 韓國人), or Hanguk-saram (Hangul: 한국 사람), both of which mean "Korean country people." When referring to members of the Korean diaspora, Koreans often use the term Han-in (Hangul: 한인; hanja: 韓人; literally "Korean people").

North Koreans refer to themselves as Joseon-in (Hangul: 조선인; hanja: 朝鮮人) or Joseon-saram (Hangul: 조선 사람), both of which literally mean "Joseon people". Using similar words, Koreans in China refer to themselves as Chaoxianzu (Chinese: 朝鲜族) in Chinese or Joseonjok (Hangul: 조선족) in Korean, which are cognates that literally mean "Joseon ethnic group".

Ethnic Koreans living in Russia and Central Asia refer to themselves as Koryo-saram (Hangul: 고려 사람; Cyrillic script: Корё сарам), alluding to Goryeo, a Korean dynasty spanning from 918 to 1392.

Korean

Korean may refer to:

People and culture

Koreans, an ethnic group originating in the Korean peninsula

Korean cuisine, a national cuisine originating from the Korean peninsula and Southern Manchuria

Korean diaspora, people descendant from emigrants from the Korean peninsula

Korean language, an official language in North Korea, South Korea, and a minority language of China.

Culture of Korea, traditional culture historically shared by North and South Korea

Places

Korean Peninsula, a peninsula in East Asia

Korea, a former kingdom on the Korean Peninsula

North Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

South Korea, the Republic of Korea

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