일본

Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 日本, cognate with mainland Korean 일본 (ilbon).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iɭbo̞n/

Proper noun

일본 (ilbon)

Japan

Synonyms

(derogatory) 왜국 (waeguk)
(derogatory) 웨국 (weguk)

References

“일본” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 日本.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [iɭbo̞n]
Phonetic hangul: [일본]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	Ilbon
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	Ilbon
McCune–Reischauer^?	Ilbon
Yale Romanization^?	il.pon

Proper noun

일본 • (Ilbon) (hanja 日本)

Japan (a country in Asia)
일본 사람 ― ilbon saram ― Japanese people; a Japanese person

Related terms

일어 (日語, ireo, “Japanese language”)
일본어 (日本語, ilboneo, “Japanese language”)
일본인 (日本人, ilbonin, “Japanese people; Japanese person”)

See also

천황 (天皇, cheonhwang, “Japanese Emperor”)

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