"朝鮮" meaning in Japanese

See 朝鮮 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [t͡ɕo̞ːsẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 朝鮮 [canonical] (ruby: (ちょう), (せん)), Chōsen [romanization], Teusen [romanization], てうせん [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Chinese 朝鮮 /朝鲜. /teusen/ > /tjoːsen/, [tɕoːsen] Etymology templates: {{der|ja|zh|朝鮮}} Chinese 朝鮮 /朝鲜 Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ちょうせん|hhira=てうせん}} 朝(ちょう)鮮(せん) • (Chōsen) ^(←てうせん (Teusen)?)
  1. Korea (a geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country) Categories (place): Countries in Asia
    Sense id: en-朝鮮-ja-name-~hVD8Sne Categories (other): Geographic and cultural areas of Asia, Korea, Pages with 5 entries, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 6 4 4 5 8 6 8 5 4 6 8 5 6 8 5 8 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 36 40 24
  2. Korea (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula)
    Sense id: en-朝鮮-ja-name-5ltnytiQ Categories (other): Korea, Peninsulas, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent deaccented before の (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 6 4 4 5 8 6 8 5 4 6 8 5 6 8 5 8 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 4 4 5 8 6 8 5 4 6 8 5 6 8 5 8 5 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 45 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 28 49 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 29 48 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 21 63 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent deaccented before の (Tōkyō): 23 62 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 29 48 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 29 48 23
  3. North Korea (a country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) Categories (place): Countries in Asia
    Sense id: en-朝鮮-ja-name-8bw0ewR6 Categories (other): North Korea, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 36 40 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 朝鮮語 (Chōsen-go) (ruby: (ちょう), (せん), ()) (english: Korean language), 朝鮮人 (Chōsen-jin) (ruby: (ちょう), (せん), (じん)) (english: Korean person), 北朝鮮 (Kita Chōsen) (ruby: (きた), (ちょう), (せん)) (english: North Korea), 南朝鮮 (Minami Chōsen) (ruby: (みなみ), (ちょう), (せん)) (english: South Korea) Related terms: 韓国 (Kankoku) (ruby: (かん), (こく))

Alternative forms

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}

Download raw JSONL data for 朝鮮 meaning in Japanese (3.4kB)

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