북한

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 北韓, from 北 (“North”) + 韓 (“Korea”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pukʰa̠n]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [부칸]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Bukhan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Bughan
McCune–Reischauer?Pukhan
Yale Romanization?puk.han

Proper noun

South Korean
Standard Language 		북한(北韓) (Bukhan)
North Korean
Standard Language 		북조선(北朝鮮) (Bukjoseon)

북한 • (Bukhan) (hanja 北韓)

  1. (South Korea) North Korea (a country in East Asia)
    Synonyms: (South Korea, derogatory) 부카니스탄 (Bukaniseutan), (South Korea, derogatory) 북괴 (Bukgoe)

See also

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