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Korean
Etymology 1 Sino-Korean 大寒 ( “ Dahan ” ) . Cognate with Japanese 大寒( だいかん ) ( daikan ) .
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? Daehan Revised Romanization (translit.)? Daehan McCune–Reischauer? Taehan Yale Romanization? tayhan
Proper noun 대한 • (Daehan ) (hanja 大寒
Dahan ( one of twenty-four solar terms )
See also 이십사절기(二十四節氣) ( Isipsajeolgi , “ The twenty-four solar terms ” ) :
Spring: 입춘(立春) ( Ipchun ) , 우수(雨水) ( Usu ) , 경칩(驚蟄) ( Gyeongchip ) , 춘분(春分) ( Chunbun ) , 청명(淸明) ( Cheongmyeong ) , 곡우(穀雨) ( Gogu )
Summer: 입하(立夏) ( Ipha ) , 소만(小滿) ( Soman ) , 망종(芒種) ( Mangjong ) , 하지(夏至) ( Haji ) , 소서(小暑) ( Soseo ) , 대서(大暑) ( Daeseo )
Autumn: 입추(立秋) ( Ipchu ) , 처서(處暑) ( Cheoseo ) , 백로(白露) ( Baengno ) , 추분(秋分) ( Chubun ) , 한로(寒露) ( Hallo ) , 상강(霜降) ( Sanggang )
Winter: 입동(立冬) ( Ipdong ) , 소설(小雪) ( soseol ) , 대설(大雪) ( Daeseol ) , 동지(冬至) ( Dongji ) , 소한(小寒) ( Sohan ) , 대한(大寒) ( Daehan )
Etymology 2 Sino-Korean 大韓 ( “ Korea ” ) .
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? Daehan Revised Romanization (translit.)? Daehan McCune–Reischauer? Taehan Yale Romanization? tayhan
Proper noun 대한 • (Daehan ) (hanja 大韓
Korea
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 3 Sino-Korean 大旱 ( “ a great drought ” ) .
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? Daehan Revised Romanization (translit.)? Daehan McCune–Reischauer? Taehan Yale Romanization? tayhan
Noun 대한 • (daehan ) (hanja 大旱
a great drought
Etymology 4 Sino-Korean 大限 ( “ max limit ” ) .
Pronunciation 1 Romanizations Revised Romanization? Daehan Revised Romanization (translit.)? Daehan McCune–Reischauer? Taehan Yale Romanization? tayhan
Noun 대한 • (daehan ) (hanja 大限
a limit of a lifespan ; date of death
Pronunciation 2 Romanizations Revised Romanization? Daehan Revised Romanization (translit.)? Daehan McCune–Reischauer? Taehan Yale Romanization? tayhan
Verb 대한 • (daehan ) (determiner past of 대하다
formal non-polite form of 대하다 daehada , “to pertain or relate to a topic”) 