朝鮮人

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See also: 朝鲜人

Chinese

Korea man; person; people
trad. (朝鮮人) 朝鮮 人
simp. (朝鲜人) 朝鲜 人

Pronunciation

Noun

朝鮮人

  1. (north) Korean (person)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
朝 鮮 人
ちょう
Grade: 2 		せん
Grade: S 		じん
Grade: 1
on'yomi kan'on

Etymology

Compound of 朝鮮 (Chōsen, “the Korean peninsula; North Korea”) +‎ 人 (-jin, “person, person from a particular country”).[1]

First cited to a text from 1635.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

朝(ちょう)鮮(せん)人(じん) • (chōsenjin) 

  1. a Korean (person)
  2. (more specifically) a North Korean (person)

Usage notes

Has a strong derogatory connotation when used to refer to South Koreans in particular.

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
朝鮮人

Noun

朝鮮人 • (joseonin) (hangeul 조선인)

  1. hanja form? of 조선인 (“(North Korea) a Korean (person)”)
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