朝鮮人
See also: 朝鲜人
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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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
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːsẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]
Usage notes
Has a strong derogatory connotation when used to refer to South Koreans in particular.
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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