北朝鮮

See also: 北朝鲜

Chinese

north Korea
trad. (北朝鮮) 朝鮮
simp. (北朝鲜) 朝鲜

Pronunciation


Proper noun

北朝鮮

  1. North Korea (a country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きた
Grade: 2
ちょう
Grade: 2
せん
Grade: S
kun'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (kita-, north) +‎ 朝鮮 (Chōsen, Korea),[1][2][3] calque of Korean 북조선(北朝鮮) (Bukjoseon).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) たちょーせ [kìtá chóóséꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [kʲi̥ta̠ t͡ɕo̞ːsẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

(きた)(ちょう)(せん) • (Kita Chōsenきたてうせん (Kita Teusen)?

  1. North Korea (a country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea)

See also

References

  1. ^ 北朝鮮”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

北朝鮮 • (Bukjoseon) (hangeul 북조선)

  1. hanja form? of 북조선 (North Korea)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

北朝鮮

  1. chữ Hán form of Bắc Triều Tiên (North Korea)