韓国 (かんこく, kankoku) Japanese meaning: South Korea

韓国 (かんこく, kankoku) Japanese meaning: South Korea | Kotomora

Kanji

朝ちょう鮮せん
韓国 refers specifically to South Korea in modern political contexts, while 朝鮮 is the broader or historical term for the Korean peninsula as a whole.
韓かん
韓国 is the standard full name for South Korea, while 韓 is a shortened form used mainly inside compounds like 訪韓 or 親韓.
高麗こうらい
韓国 is the modern name for South Korea, while 高麗 is the archaic term used in old Japanese texts for Korea as a whole.
コリア
韓国 specifically means South Korea, while コリア can refer to the whole peninsula or be used as a neutral, non-political term.

北きた朝ちょう鮮せん
韓国 refers to South Korea, while 北朝鮮 refers to North Korea, the two Koreas that emerged after division.

大だい韓かん民みん国こくpolite 丁寧語sense 1
大韓民国 is the full official name of South Korea used in formal or legal contexts, while 韓国 is the common everyday abbreviation.

北きた朝ちょう鮮せん sense 1
韓国 refers to South Korea while 北朝鮮 refers to North Korea, and learners often mix up which is which despite both being 'Korea'.
朝ちょう鮮せん半はん島とう
朝鮮半島 refers to the entire peninsula (both North and South), while 韓国 refers specifically to the country of South Korea.
朝ちょう鮮せん民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎ人じん民みん共

韓かん国こくUsage100%
Standard modern spelling for South Korea.
韓かん國こくUsage<1%
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Kyūjitai form; not used in modern Japanese writing.

Abbreviation of 大韓民国 (Republic of Korea). The kanji 韓 refers to the ancient Korean state of Han, and 国 means 'country'.