Korea
韓国・朝鮮
解説 Definition
韓国・朝鮮
The name of the Korean Peninsula and its historical and cultural region in East Asia. In some everyday contexts, it may refer specifically to South Korea, though North Korea and South Korea should be distinguished when precision is needed.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Korea は朝鮮半島やその地域を指す固有名で、文脈によって韓国を意味することもあります。常に大文字で書き、in Korea、from Korea、Korean food の組み合わせで覚えましょう。国名・地域名は Korea、形容詞・人・言語は Korean です。
Use Korea for the peninsula or the broader historical and cultural region, and remember that casual context sometimes makes it mean South Korea. For clarity, say South Korea or North Korea when the distinction matters. Learn the word in phrases such as in Korea, from Korea, and food from Korea. Pair it with Korean, which can describe the people, language, culture, or things from the region. Korea is a proper name, so it begins with a capital letter, as do North Korea and South Korea.
例文
Korea is in Asia.
朝鮮半島はアジアにあります。
This food is from Korea.
この食べ物は韓国のものです。
Korea の類義語・関連語
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Korea の語源・成り立ち Etymology
英語名Koreaは、朝鮮半島にあった国「高麗」の名前に由来するとされます。
The English name Korea is generally traced to Goryeo, the name of a dynasty and kingdom on the Korean Peninsula. Forms of that name passed into other languages through contact and trade, eventually producing European spellings such as Corea and Korea. The modern spelling Korea became standard in English. Thus, the country and regional name preserves a historical connection with Goryeo rather than being a recently constructed English word.
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