Gaya; Kaya
Historical term for an ancient Korean confederacy (42–562 CE), also known as Karak. Used in academic and historical contexts.
Gaya was a confederacy of states that existed in the southern part of the ancient Korean Peninsula.
Mimana is a Japanese historical term for the same region, often used in the context of early Japanese-Korean relations, while 伽耶 is the more neutral Korean-derived name.
gayageum (12-stringed Korean zither)
Most common kanji spelling for the historical Korean confederacy.
Alternate kanji spelling using 加.
Alternate kanji spelling; 倻 is a variant character for 耶.
From Korean 가야 (伽耶, Gaya), the name of the ancient confederacy. The kanji are phonetic transcriptions.