Phrase guide

Korean studies

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An academic discipline that includes the study of literature written in the Korean language, Korean linguistics, and Korean sociolinguistics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: humanities

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Koreanology, Koreanistics

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 韓國學 /韩国学 (hánguóxué) — academic discipline
  • Czech: koreanistika — academic discipline
  • Danish: koreastudier — academic discipline
  • Danish: koreanologi — academic discipline
  • French: coréanologie — academic discipline
  • French: études coréennes — academic discipline
  • German: Koreanistik — academic discipline
  • German: Koreanologie — academic discipline
  • Japanese: 韓国学 (kankokugaku) — academic discipline
  • Korean: 한국학 (han'gukhak) — academic discipline
  • Mongolian: солонгос судлал (solongos sudlal) — academic discipline
  • Norwegian Bokmål: koreanologi — academic discipline
  • Norwegian Bokmål: koreanske studier — academic discipline
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: koreanologi — academic discipline
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: koreanske studiar — academic discipline
  • Russian: корееве́дение (korejevédenije) — academic discipline
  • Spanish: coreanología — academic discipline