"K-drama" meaning in All languages combined

See K-drama on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: K-dramas [plural], K-Drama [alternative], Kdrama [alternative], KDrama [alternative]
Etymology: From K- (“Korean”) + drama. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|K|drama|gloss1=Korean}} K- (“Korean”) + drama Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=K-drama}} K-drama (countable and uncountable, plural K-dramas)
  1. (uncountable) Dramatic television series produced in South Korea. Tags: uncountable Coordinate_terms (Korean-language entertainment): K-film, K-horror, K-pop, manhwa Coordinate_terms (another country dramas): C-drama, J-drama Translations (Korean TV drama): 韓國電視劇 /韩国电视剧 (Hánguó diànshìjù) (Chinese Mandarin), 韓劇 /韩剧 (hánjù) (Chinese Mandarin), korealainen TV-draama (Finnish), drama coréen [masculine] (French), drakor (Indonesian), 韓国ドラマ (Kankoku dorama) (Japanese), 韓ドラ (kan-dora) (Japanese), 한국 드라마 (Han'guk deurama) (Korean), 한드 (handeu) (Korean), коре́йский сериа́л (koréjskij seriál) [masculine] (Russian), коре́йская дра́ма (koréjskaja dráma) [feminine] (Russian), К-дра́ма (K-dráma) [feminine] (Russian), drama coreano [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-K-drama-en-noun-3cKgZCWb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with K-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Drama, South Korea Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with K-: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Drama: 79 21 Disambiguation of South Korea: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'Korean-language entertainment': 77 23 Disambiguation of 'another country dramas': 67 33 Disambiguation of 'Korean TV drama': 66 34
  2. (countable) An individual television series of this genre. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-K-drama-en-noun-60OL-dvB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Koreanovela [Philippines] Coordinate_terms (television dramas): J-dorama, J-drama, telenovela
Disambiguation of 'television dramas': 55 45

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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