What is the Kanji for "Korea"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Korea", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Korea" is "韓".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Kan".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "龺" means "Eminent" . And The component "韋" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "韓" mean in japanese?

"韓" means "Korea".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

韓国: "Korea". The proper noun '韓国 (かんこく)' refers to the country of South Korea. Korea is a peninsula in East Asia, bordered by the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea, and the East China Sea. The country is known for its rich culture, delicious cuisine, and advanced technology industry. For example: I want to visit Korea - (私は韓国に行きたい)。 The Korean flag is beautiful - (韓国の国旗は美しい).

日韓: "Japan-Korea". The Japanese noun '日韓 (にっかん)' refers to the relationship or connection between Japan and Korea. It is commonly used to discuss political, economic, or cultural ties between the two neighboring countries. For example: Japan-Korea relations are improving - (日韓関係が改善しつつある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "ん" is read as "n".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.