왜국

Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 倭國.

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽wekuk⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [weɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨국]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?waeguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?waegug
Yale Romanization?waykwuk

Proper noun

왜국 (Waeguk)

  1. (obsolete) Japan

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 倭國, from 倭 (“Wa”) + 國 (“country”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wɛɡuk̚] ~ [we̞ɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [왜국/웨국]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?waeguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?waegug
McCune–Reischauer?waeguk
Yale Romanization?waykwuk

Proper noun

왜국 • (Waeguk) (hanja 倭國)

  1. (now derogatory, dated or archaic in non-derogatory senses) Japan (country in East Asia)
    Synonym: 왜나라 (Waenara)
  2. (historical) Wa (an ancient Japanese kingdom, the first recorded state in Japanese history)
    Synonym: 왜나라 (Waenara)

See also

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