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From: Common words in Korean and Japanese
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19 July 12
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Just a Short Post
Names of our favorite Countries!
What do the Names Mean?
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[1] America = 美国
美 = Beautiful
国 = Country
Note:- This meaning does not hold in the Japanese term for America.
[2] China = 中国
中 = Center/Middle (zhong/jung/chuu)
国 = Country (guo/guk/koku)
[3] South Korea = 韓国
韩/韓 = HAN/Korea (han/han/kan)
国 = Country (guo/guk/koku)
[4] Japan = 日本
日 = Sun (ri/il/ni)
本 = Main/Root (ben/bon/hon)
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For those of you who have watched dramas like Rooftop Prince might know that the entire Korean Peninsula (including North) used to be called JOSEON. The term exists in Japanese as "CHOUSEN" and in Mandarin as "CHAOXIAN"
Source: Common words in Korean and Japanese
Names of our favorite Countries!
What do the Names Mean?
-------------------------------------
[1] America = 美国
美 = Beautiful
国 = Country
Note:- This meaning does not hold in the Japanese term for America.
[2] China = 中国
中 = Center/Middle (zhong/jung/chuu)
国 = Country (guo/guk/koku)
[3] South Korea = 韓国
韩/韓 = HAN/Korea (han/han/kan)
国 = Country (guo/guk/koku)
[4] Japan = 日本
日 = Sun (ri/il/ni)
本 = Main/Root (ben/bon/hon)
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For those of you who have watched dramas like Rooftop Prince might know that the entire Korean Peninsula (including North) used to be called JOSEON. The term exists in Japanese as "CHOUSEN" and in Mandarin as "CHAOXIAN"
Source: Common words in Korean and Japanese
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