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韓国学 (かんこくがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

韓かん国こく学がく

Meanings

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noun

Korean studies; Koreanology

Academic field covering Korean language, history, culture, and society. 韓国学 is the standard term in Japanese.

彼かれは大だい学がくで韓かん国こく学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in Korean studies at university.
韓かん国こく学がくの研けん究きゅう者しゃとして、韓かん国こくの歴れき史しを深ふかく学まなんでいる。
As a researcher in Korean studies, I am deeply studying Korean history.

Kanji

韓Korea
国country
学study, learning, science

Etymology

Compound of 韓国 (Kankoku, 'Korea') and 学 (gaku, 'study, learning'). The term follows the pattern of other country-study fields such as 日本学 (Japanology) and 中国学 (Chinese studies).