南鮮
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 南 | 鮮 |
| なん Grade: 2 |
せん Grade: S |
| goon | on'yomi |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- (historical, Japanese colonial era) Keishōnan-dō, Keishōhoku-dō, Zenranan-dō and Zenrahoku-dō[1]
- (rare, post-WWII, now offensive) Synonym of 韓国 (Kankoku, “South Korea”)
References
- ^ Yasaburō Shimonaka, editor (1941), 東洋歷史大辭典 (in Japanese), 1st edition, volume 6, Tōkyō: Heibonsha, page 164