ほくせん

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ほくせん – see the following entry.
北鮮
(historical, Japanese colonial era) Kankyōnan-dō and Kankyōhoku-dō
(derogatory, post-WWII) Synonym of 北朝鮮 (Kita Chōsen, North Korea)
(This term, ほくせん (hokusen), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)