How to say 'Korea' in Japanese | 朝鮮

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The Japanese word for Korea is 'Chousen', written as 朝鮮 in Japanese.'Korea' in hiragana is ちょうせん.

word

朝鮮

Meaning

Korea

Reading

ちょうせん

chousen

Kanji

朝Morning 鮮Fresh, Vivid

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun '朝鮮 (ちょうせん)' refers to 'Korea'. Historically, it was used to denote the Korean Peninsula and its people, particularly during the period of Japanese rule over Korea (1910-1945). In modern usage, it is often associated with North Korea, as South Korea is more commonly referred to as '韓国 (かんこく)'. Example sentences: Korea is a beautiful country「朝鮮は美しい国です」(ちょうせんはうつくしいくにです). I studied the history of Korea「私は朝鮮の歴史を勉強しました」(わたしはちょうせんのれきしをべんきょうしました).

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1421

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 朝鮮

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

朝

Meaning

Morning

kanji

鮮

Meaning

Fresh, Vivid

Words Related to 朝鮮 Through the Kanji 朝

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 朝 as well.

word

朝

Meaning

Morning

word

毎朝

Meaning

Every morning

word

朝御飯

Meaning

Breakfast

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朝日

Meaning

Morning sun

word

朝顔

Meaning

Morning glory

word

北朝鮮

Meaning

North Korea

word

朝廷

Meaning

Court

word

朝食

Meaning

Breakfast

word

明朝

Meaning

Ming Dynasty

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今朝

Meaning

Morning

word

王朝

Meaning

Dynasty

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早朝

Meaning

Dawn

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翌朝

Meaning

Next morning

Words Related to 朝鮮 Through the Kanji 鮮

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 鮮 as well.

word

北朝鮮

Meaning

North Korea

word

新鮮

Meaning

Fresh

word

鮮やか

Meaning

Vivid

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'Chousen' means 'Korea' .

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