Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) か​んこく [káꜜǹkòkù] (Atamadaka - [1])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ŋko̞kɯᵝ]

Proper noun

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

1. South Korea
2. (historical) Korea (both North Korea and South Korea)

Synonyms

• (South Korea): 大韓民国 ‎(Daikan Minkoku, “Republic of Korea”)

Derived terms

• 韓国人 (かんこくじん) ‎(kankokujin)
• 韓国語 (かんこくご) ‎(kankokugo)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

韓国 ‎(hiragana からくに, romaji Karakuni)

1. (archaic) Korea

See also

• 朝鮮 (ちょうせん) ‎(Chōsen)
• 唐国 (からくに) ‎(Karakuni): China