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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