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Jeju
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 倭國.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
왜국 (Waeguk)
- (obsolete) Japan
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 倭國, from 倭 (“Wa”) + 國 (“country”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | waeguk |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | waegug |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | waeguk |
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| Yale Romanization? | waykwuk |
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Proper noun
왜국 • (Waeguk) (hanja 倭國)
- (now derogatory, dated or archaic in non-derogatory senses) Japan (country in East Asia)
- Synonym: 왜나라 (Waenara)
- (historical) Wa (an ancient Japanese kingdom, the first recorded state in Japanese history)
- Synonym: 왜나라 (Waenara)
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