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Kanji Detail for 韓 - "korea"

韓

  • Meaning

    韓 means "korea." Also associated with fence.

    1. Korea - The Korean peninsula.

    2. Well frame - A wooden structure around a well.

  • Words using 韓

    • 韓国 かんこく Listen South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
    • 日韓 にっかん Listen Japan and South Korea; Japanese-Korean
    • 韓国語 かんこくご Listen Korean (language; esp. as spoken in South Korea)

  • Origin of 韓

    倝, which lends the reading kan, beside 韋, taken here for its sense of enclosing: an ancient Chinese state, and now Korea — 韓国 is the Republic of Korea, 日韓 the two countries together.

    How to remember it: The character that named an old state and now names a country — Korea.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 韓

    • Verified meaning: korea
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いがき, かん, はん)
    • Also carries these associations: fence

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 韓

    Surnames 韓(いがき)Listen 韓(かん)Listen 韓(はん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    Korea

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fence; surname; Korea

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国; surname Han

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    Korea, especially South Korea; surname

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A state name. Of the same surname as Zhou. Titled Marquis. Later destroyed by Jin. Today's area of Hancheng County, Shaanxi. | In the Warring States period, the Han clan, ministers of Jin, divided Jin with Zhao and Wei, holding today's central Henan and southeastern Shanxi. Later destroyed by Qin. | The southern part of Korea. Anciently called the Three Han.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    igeta(いげた) いげた

    kara(から) から

  • Strokes

    tip

    18 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    韋 (nameshigawa)

  • Related Keywords

    korea fence peninsula seoul korean

Sentences including 韓

  • I'm Korean.

  • I was born in Korea.

  • I'm Korean.

  • Do you watch Korean dramas?

  • I can speak Korean.

  • I want to visit Korea.

  • I was born in Korea.

  • I want to eat Korean food.

  • I love Korean food.

  • I want to go to Korea.

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