こうらい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こうらい – see the following entry.
【高麗】
[noun] synonym of 高麗錦 (koma nishiki, “Goguryeo brocade”)
[noun] short for 高麗縁 (kōrai beri, “tatami border made from Goguryeo brocade”)
[noun] short for 高麗焼 (kōrai yaki, “Korean pottery”)
[noun] synonym of 玉蜀黍 (tōmorokoshi, “maize, corn”)
[proper noun] [from late 10c.] (historical) the Goryeo kingdom, located on the Korean Peninsula 918–1392 CE
[proper noun] the Goguryeo kingdom; or generally a synonym of 朝鮮 (chōsen, “Korea”).
(This term, こうらい (kōrai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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