"왜인" meaning in Korean

See 왜인 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [wɛin] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [we̞in] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: waein [romanization], 倭人 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 倭人, from 倭 (“dwarf”) + 人 (“person”) Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|倭人}}, {{ko-etym-sino|倭|dwarf|人|person|suffix=y}} Sino-Korean word from 倭人, from 倭 (“dwarf”) + 人 (“person”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=倭人}} 왜인 • (waein) (hanja 倭人)
  1. (dated, derogatory) a Japanese person Tags: dated, derogatory
    Sense id: en-왜인-ko-noun-fKoXNz9U Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms suffixed with -인 (人), Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words, Nationalities Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Korean terms suffixed with -인 (人): 88 12 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 76 24 Disambiguation of Nationalities: 96 4
  2. dwarf; pygmy
    Sense id: en-왜인-ko-noun-8Ndo~eU2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 일본(日本) 사람 (ilbon saram), 일본인(日本人) (ilbonin), 일인(日人) (irin)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "倭人"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "倭",
        "2": "dwarf",
        "3": "人",
        "4": "person",
        "suffix": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 倭人, from 倭 (“dwarf”) + 人 (“person”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 倭人, from 倭 (“dwarf”) + 人 (“person”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waein",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "倭人",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "倭人"
      },
      "expansion": "왜인 • (waein) (hanja 倭人)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms suffixed with -인 (人)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sino-Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "Nationalities",
          "orig": "ko:Nationalities",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Japanese person"
      ],
      "id": "en-왜인-ko-noun-fKoXNz9U",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "Japanese",
          "Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, derogatory) a Japanese person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "derogatory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dwarf; pygmy"
      ],
      "id": "en-왜인-ko-noun-8Ndo~eU2",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwarf",
          "dwarf"
        ],
        [
          "pygmy",
          "pygmy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[wɛin]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[we̞in]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "왜인"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "웨인"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ilbon saram",
      "word": "일본(日本) 사람"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ilbonin",
      "word": "일본인(日本人)"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "irin",
      "word": "일인(日人)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "왜인"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms suffixed with -인 (人)",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sino-Korean words",
    "ko:Nationalities"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "倭人"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "倭",
        "2": "dwarf",
        "3": "人",
        "4": "person",
        "suffix": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 倭人, from 倭 (“dwarf”) + 人 (“person”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 倭人, from 倭 (“dwarf”) + 人 (“person”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waein",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "倭人",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "倭人"
      },
      "expansion": "왜인 • (waein) (hanja 倭人)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean dated terms",
        "Korean derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Japanese person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "Japanese",
          "Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, derogatory) a Japanese person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "derogatory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dwarf; pygmy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dwarf",
          "dwarf"
        ],
        [
          "pygmy",
          "pygmy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[wɛin]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[we̞in]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "왜인"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "웨인"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ilbon saram",
      "word": "일본(日本) 사람"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ilbonin",
      "word": "일본인(日本人)"
    },
    {
      "roman": "irin",
      "word": "일인(日人)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "왜인"
}

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