adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to the Korean language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
Official language of the people residing on the Korean Peninsula, and language of approximately 60 million people, in Asia, North America, and elsewhere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A person of an ethnic group indigenous to the Korean Peninsula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Korean handicrafts
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the Altaic language spoken by Koreans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Altaic, Altaic language
7
noun
Meaning 7
a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
Narrower terms: North Korean, South Korean
History
Etymology
From Korea + -an.
Across languages
Translations
298 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
korean
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Arabic:
كُورِيّ
(kōriyy)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Armenian:
կորեական
(koreakan)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Asturian:
coreanu
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Azerbaijani:
koreya
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Azerbaijani:
koreyalı
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Basque:
korear
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Belarusian:
карэ́йскі
(karéjski)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Bengali:
কোরীয়
(kōriẏo)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Bulgarian:
коре́йски
(koréjski)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Burmese:
ကိုရီးယား
(kuiri:ya:)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Catalan:
coreà
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Chinese Mandarin:
朝鮮的 /朝鲜的
(Cháoxiǎn de)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Chinese Mandarin:
韓國的 /韩国的
(Hánguó de)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Czech:
korejský
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Danish:
koreansk
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Danish:
koreanskt
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Dhivehi:
ކޮރެޔާ ބަސް
(koreyā bas)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Dutch:
Koreaans
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Dutch:
Koreaanse
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Estonian:
korea
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Finnish:
korealainen
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
French:
coréen
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Galician:
coreano
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Georgian:
კორეული
(ḳoreuli)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
German:
koreanisch
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Greek:
κορεατικός
(koreatikós)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Hawaiian:
Kōlea
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Hindi:
कोरियाई
(koriyāī)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Hungarian:
koreai
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Icelandic:
kóreskur
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Indonesian:
Korea
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Irish:
Cóiréach
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Italian:
coreano
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Japanese:
韓国の
(Kankoku no)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Japanese:
朝鮮の
(Chōsen no)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Kazakh:
кәріс
(kärıs)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Kazakh:
корей
(korei)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Khmer:
កូរ៉េ
(kouree)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Korean:
조선의
(Joseon-ui)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Korean:
한국의
(Han'gug-ui)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Northern Kurdish:
koreyî
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Kyrgyz:
корей
(korey)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Lao:
ເກົາຫລີ
(kao lī)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Latvian:
korejiešu
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Latvian:
korejisks
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Lithuanian:
korėjiečių
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Lithuanian:
korėjietiškas
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Macedonian:
корејски
(korejski)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Malay:
Korea
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Manchu:
ᠰᠣᠯᡥᠣ
(solho)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Manchu:
ᠰᠣᠯᡥᠣ ᡳ
(solho-i)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Manchu:
ᠴᠣᠣᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡳ
(coohiyan-i)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Marathi:
कोरियन
(koriyan)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Mon:
ကိုဝ်ရဳယျာ
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Mongolian:
солонгос
(solongos)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Mongolian:
солонгосын
(solongosyn)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Norwegian Bokmål:
koreansk
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Norwegian Nynorsk:
koreansk
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Occitan:
corean
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Pashto:
کوریایي
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Persian:
کرهای
(kore-yi)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Polish:
koreański
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Portuguese:
coreano
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Romanian:
coreean
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Russian:
коре́йский
(koréjskij)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Serbo-Croatian:
ко̀ре̄јскӣ
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Serbo-Croatian:
kòrējskī
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Slovak:
kórejský
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Slovene:
korejski
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Spanish:
coreano
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Swahili:
ya Korea
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Swedish:
koreansk
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Tagalog:
Korean
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Tagalog:
Koreano
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Tajik:
кореягӣ
(koreyagi)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Tajik:
куриёӣ
(kuriyoyi)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Tatar:
корей
(qörey)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Thai:
เกาหลี
(gao-lǐi)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Turkish:
Kore
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Turkish:
Koreli
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Turkmen:
koreý
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Ukrainian:
коре́йський
(koréjsʹkyj)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Urdu:
کوریائی
(koriyā'ī)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Uyghur:
كورېيە
(korëye)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Uzbek:
koreys
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Vietnamese:
Triều Tiên
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Vietnamese:
Hàn Quốc
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Xibe:
ᠴᠣᡠᠰᡞᠶᠠᠨ ᡞ
(coosiyan -i)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Yiddish:
קאָרעיש
(koreysh)
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Zhuang:
Cauzsenh
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Zhuang:
Hanzgoz
— relating to the Korean Peninsula
Albanian:
korean
— Korean language
Arabic:
كُورِيّ
(kōriyy)
— Korean language
Arabic:
كُورِيَّة
(kōriyya)
— Korean language
Armenian:
կորեերեն
(koreeren)
— Korean language
Asturian:
coreanu
— Korean language
Basque:
koreera
— Korean language
Belarusian:
карэ́йская мо́ва
(karéjskaja móva)
— Korean language
Belarusian:
карэ́йская
(karéjskaja)
— Korean language
Bulgarian:
коре́йски
(koréjski)
— Korean language
Catalan:
coreà
— Korean language
Chinese Cantonese:
韓文 /韩文
— Korean language
Chinese:
韓文 /韩文
(hân-bûn)
— Korean language
Chinese:
韓語 /韩语
(hân-gú, hân-gí)
— Korean language
Chinese Mandarin:
韓語 /韩语
(hányǔ)
— Korean language
Chinese Mandarin:
韓文 /韩文
(hánwén)
— Korean language
Chinese Mandarin:
朝鮮語 /朝鲜语
(cháoxiǎnyǔ)
— Korean language
Czech:
korejština
— Korean language
Dutch:
Koreaans
— Korean language
Esperanto:
Koreana
— Korean language
Estonian:
korea keel
— Korean language
Finnish:
korea
— Korean language
Finnish:
korean kieli
— Korean language
French:
coréen
— Korean language
Galician:
coreano
— Korean language
Georgian:
კორეული
(ḳoreuli)
— Korean language
German:
Koreanisch
— Korean language
Greek:
κορεατικά
(koreatiká)
— Korean language
Greenlandic:
koreamiusut
— Korean language
Hebrew:
קוריאנית
— Korean language
Hindi:
कोरियाई
(koriyāī)
— Korean language
Hungarian:
koreai
— Korean language
Icelandic:
kóreska
— Korean language
Ido:
Koreana
— Korean language
Indonesian:
bahasa Korea
— Korean language
Irish:
Cóiréis
— Korean language
Italian:
coreano
— Korean language
Japanese:
韓国語
(kankokugo)
— Korean language
Japanese:
朝鮮語
(chōsengo)
— Korean language
Japanese:
ハングル
(hanguru)
— Korean language
Japanese:
コリアン
(korian)
— Korean language
Kazakh:
кәріс тілі
(kärıs tılı)
— Korean language
Kazakh:
кәрісше
(kärısşe)
— Korean language
Kazakh:
корейше
(koreişe)
— Korean language
Khmer:
ភាសាកូរ៉េ
(phiəsaa kouree)
— Korean language
Korean:
조선어
(joseoneo)
— Korean language
Korean:
한국어
(han'gugeo)
— Korean language
Korean:
한국말
(han'gungmal)
— Korean language
Korean:
국어
(gugeo)
— Korean language
Korean:
우리말
(urimal)
— Korean language
Korean:
한글
(han'geul)
— Korean language
Kyrgyz:
корейче
(koreyce)
— Korean language
Lao:
ພາສາເກົາຫຼີ
(phā sākao lī)
— Korean language
Latvian:
korejiešu valoda
— Korean language
Lithuanian:
korėjiečių kalba
— Korean language
Macedonian:
коре́јски
(koréjski)
— Korean language
Malay:
bahasa Korea
— Korean language
Manchu:
ᠰᠣᠯᡥᠣ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ
(solho gisun)
— Korean language
Marathi:
कोरियन
(koriyan)
— Korean language
Mongolian:
солонгос хэл
(solongos xel)
— Korean language
Navajo:
Kolíya dineʼé bizaad
— Korean language
Norwegian Bokmål:
koreansk
— Korean language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
koreansk
— Korean language
Occitan:
corean
— Korean language
Persian:
کرهای
(kore-'i)
— Korean language
Polish:
koreański
— Korean language
Portuguese:
coreano
— Korean language
Romanian:
coreeană
— Korean language
Russian:
коре́йский язы́к
(koréjskij jazýk)
— Korean language
Russian:
коре́йский
(koréjskij)
— Korean language
Serbo-Croatian:
корејски
— Korean language
Serbo-Croatian:
korejski
— Korean language
Sinhalese:
කොරියානු
(koriyānu)
— Korean language
Sinhalese:
කොරියානු භාෂාව
(koriyānu bhāṣāwa)
— Korean language
Slovak:
kórejčina
— Korean language
Slovene:
korejščina
— Korean language
Spanish:
coreano
— Korean language
Swahili:
Kikorea
— Korean language
Swedish:
koreanska
— Korean language
Tagalog:
Koreano
— Korean language
Tagalog:
Korean
— Korean language
Thai:
ภาษาเกาหลี
(paa-sǎa gao-lǐi)
— Korean language
Tigrinya:
ኮሪያኛ
(koriyaña)
— Korean language
Turkish:
Korece
— Korean language
Ukrainian:
коре́йська мо́ва
(koréjsʹka móva)
— Korean language
Ukrainian:
коре́йська
(koréjsʹka)
— Korean language
Uyghur:
كورىيەچە
(koriyeche)
— Korean language
Uzbek:
koreys
— Korean language
Uzbek:
koreyscha
— Korean language
Vietnamese:
tiếng Hàn Quốc
— Korean language
Vietnamese:
tiếng Triều Tiên
— Korean language
Yiddish:
קאָרעאיש
(koreish)
— Korean language
Albanian:
korean
— person from Korea
Arabic:
كُورِيّ
(kōriyy)
— person from Korea
Arabic:
كُورِيَّة
(kōriyya)
— person from Korea
Armenian:
կորեացի
(koreacʻi)
— person from Korea
Asturian:
coreanu
— person from Korea
Asturian:
coreana
— person from Korea
Azerbaijani:
koreya
— person from Korea
Azerbaijani:
koreyalı
— person from Korea
Basque:
korear
— person from Korea
Belarusian:
карэ́ец
(karéjec)
— person from Korea
Belarusian:
карэя́нка
(karejánka)
— person from Korea
Bulgarian:
коре́ец
(koréec)
— person from Korea
Bulgarian:
коре́йка
(koréjka)
— person from Korea
Catalan:
coreà
— person from Korea
Catalan:
coreana
— person from Korea
Chinese Cantonese:
韓國人 /韩国人
(hon4 gwok3 jan4)
— person from Korea
Chinese:
韓國人 /韩国人
(hân-kok-lâng)
— person from Korea
Chinese Mandarin:
韓國人 /韩国人
(hánguórén)
— person from Korea
Chinese Mandarin:
朝鮮人 /朝鲜人
(cháoxiānrén)
— person from Korea
Czech:
Korejec
— person from Korea
Czech:
Korejka
— person from Korea
Danish:
Koreaner
— person from Korea
Dutch:
Koreaan
— person from Korea
Dutch:
Koreaanse
— person from Korea
Estonian:
korealane
— person from Korea
Finnish:
korealainen
— person from Korea
French:
Coréen
— person from Korea
French:
Coréenne
— person from Korea
Galician:
coreano
— person from Korea
Galician:
coreana
— person from Korea
Georgian:
კორეელი
(ḳoreeli)
— person from Korea
German:
Koreaner
— person from Korea
German:
Koreanerin
— person from Korea
Greek:
Κορεάτης
(Koreátis)
— person from Korea
Greek:
Κορεάτισσα
(Koreátissa)
— person from Korea
Hawaiian:
Kōlea
— person from Korea
Hindi:
कोरियाई
(koriyāī)
— person from Korea
Hungarian:
koreai
— person from Korea
Icelandic:
Kóreumaður
— person from Korea
Ido:
Koreano
— person from Korea
Indonesian:
orang Korea
— person from Korea
Irish:
Cóiréach
— person from Korea
Italian:
coreano
— person from Korea
Italian:
coreana
— person from Korea
Japanese:
朝鮮人
(chōsenjin)
— person from Korea
Japanese:
韓国人
(kankokujin)
— person from Korea
Japanese:
コリアン
(korian)
— person from Korea
Kazakh:
кәріс
(kärıs)
— person from Korea
Kazakh:
корей
(korei)
— person from Korea
Korean:
조선인
(joseonin)
— person from Korea
Korean:
조선 사람
(joseon saram)
— person from Korea
Korean:
한국인
(han'gugin)
— person from Korea
Korean:
한국 사람
(han'guk saram)
— person from Korea
Korean:
우리나라 사람
(urinara saram)
— person from Korea
Kyrgyz:
корей
(korey)
— person from Korea
Latvian:
korejietis
— person from Korea
Latvian:
korejiete
— person from Korea
Lithuanian:
korėjietis
— person from Korea
Lithuanian:
korėjietė
— person from Korea
Macedonian:
Кореец
(Koreec)
— person from Korea
Macedonian:
Корејка
(Korejka)
— person from Korea
Malay:
orang Korea
— person from Korea
Maltese:
Korejan
— person from Korea
Manchu:
ᠰᠣᠯᡥᠣ
(solho)
— person from Korea
Marathi:
कोरियन
(koriyan)
— person from Korea
Mongolian:
ᠰᠣᠯᠣᠩᠭᠣᠰ
(solongɣos)
— person from Korea
Mongolian:
солонгос
(solongos)
— person from Korea
Norwegian Bokmål:
koreaner
— person from Korea
Norwegian Nynorsk:
koreanar
— person from Korea
Persian:
کرهای
(kore-'i)
— person from Korea
Polish:
Koreańczyk
— person from Korea
Polish:
Koreanka
— person from Korea
Portuguese:
coreano
— person from Korea
Portuguese:
coreana
— person from Korea
Romanian:
coreean
— person from Korea
Romanian:
coreeană
— person from Korea
Romanian:
coreeancă
— person from Korea
Russian:
коре́ец
(koréjec)
— person from Korea
Russian:
корея́нка
(korejánka)
— person from Korea
Serbo-Croatian:
Коре́јац
— person from Korea
Serbo-Croatian:
Корејка
— person from Korea
Serbo-Croatian:
Корејанац
— person from Korea
Serbo-Croatian:
Корејанка
— person from Korea
Serbo-Croatian:
Кореанац
— person from Korea
Serbo-Croatian:
Кореанка
— person from Korea
Serbo-Croatian:
Koréjac
— person from Korea
Serbo-Croatian:
Korejka
— person from Korea
Serbo-Croatian:
Korejanac
— person from Korea
Serbo-Croatian:
Korejanka
— person from Korea
Serbo-Croatian:
Koreanac
— person from Korea
Serbo-Croatian:
Koreanka
— person from Korea
Slovak:
Kórejčan
— person from Korea
Slovak:
Kórejčanka
— person from Korea
Slovene:
Korejec
— person from Korea
Slovene:
Korejka
— person from Korea
Spanish:
coreano
— person from Korea
Spanish:
coreana
— person from Korea
Swahili:
Mkorea
— person from Korea
Swedish:
korean
— person from Korea
Swedish:
koreanska
— person from Korea
Tagalog:
Koreano
— person from Korea
Tagalog:
Koreana
— person from Korea
Tagalog:
Korean
— person from Korea
Tajik:
кореягӣ
(koreyagi)
— person from Korea
Tajik:
куриёӣ
(kuriyoyi)
— person from Korea
Turkish:
Koreli
— person from Korea
Turkmen:
koreý
— person from Korea
Ukrainian:
коре́єць
(koréjecʹ)
— person from Korea
Ukrainian:
корея́нка
(korejánka)
— person from Korea