Phrase guide

South Korean

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to South Korea or the South Korean people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A citizen or resident of South Korea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or characteristic of South Korea or its people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a Korean from South Korea

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Korean

History

Etymology

From South Korea + -an.

Across languages

Translations

98 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հարավկորեական (haravkoreakan) — of South Korea
  • Asturian: surcoreanu — of South Korea
  • Belarusian: паўднёвакарэ́йскі (pawdnjovakaréjski) — of South Korea
  • Bulgarian: южнокоре́йски (južnokoréjski) — of South Korea
  • Catalan: sud-coreà — of South Korea
  • Czech: jihokorejský — of South Korea
  • Danish: sydkoreansk — of South Korea
  • Dutch: Zuid-Koreaans — of South Korea
  • Esperanto: sudkorea — of South Korea
  • Finnish: eteläkorealainen — of South Korea
  • French: sud-coréen — of South Korea
  • Galician: surcoreano — of South Korea
  • German: südkoreanisch — of South Korea
  • Greek: νοτιοκορεατικός (notiokoreatikós) — of South Korea
  • Haitian Creole: sidkoreyen — of South Korea
  • Hindi: दक्षिण कोरियाई (dakṣiṇ koriyāī) — of South Korea
  • Hungarian: dél-koreai — of South Korea
  • Icelandic: suðurkóreskur — of South Korea
  • Italian: sudcoreano — of South Korea
  • Japanese: 韓国の (Kankoku no) — of South Korea
  • Korean: 한국의 (han'gugui) — of South Korea
  • Korean: 남한의 (namhanui) — of South Korea
  • Korean: 남조선의 (namjoseonui) — of South Korea
  • Macedonian: јужнокорејски (južnokorejski) — of South Korea
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sørkoreansk — of South Korea
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sørkoreansk — of South Korea
  • Occitan: sud-corean — of South Korea
  • Polish: południowokoreański — of South Korea
  • Portuguese: sul-coreano — of South Korea
  • Romanian: sud-coreean — of South Korea
  • Russian: южнокоре́йский (južnokoréjskij) — of South Korea
  • Serbo-Croatian: јужноко̀ре̄јскӣ — of South Korea
  • Serbo-Croatian: južnokòrējskī — of South Korea
  • Slovak: juhokórejský — of South Korea
  • Slovene: južnokorejski — of South Korea
  • Spanish: surcoreano — of South Korea
  • Swedish: sydkoreansk — of South Korea
  • Turkish: Güney Koreli — of South Korea
  • Ukrainian: південнокоре́йський (pivdennokoréjsʹkyj) — of South Korea
  • Welsh: De-Coreaidd — of South Korea
  • Armenian: հարավկորեացի (haravkoreacʻi) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Asturian: surcoreanu — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Asturian: surcoreana — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Catalan: sud-coreà — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 韓國人 /韩国人 (Hánguórén) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Corsican: sudcoreanu — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Corsican: sudcureanu — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Corsican: sudcoreana — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Corsican: sudcureana — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Czech: Jihokorejec — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Czech: Jihokorejka — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Danish: sydkoreaner — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Dutch: Zuid-Koreaan — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Dutch: Zuid-Koreaanse — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Esperanto: sudkoreo — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Finnish: eteläkorealainen — person from or descended from South Korea
  • French: Sud-Coréen — person from or descended from South Korea
  • French: Sud-Coréenne — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Galician: surcoreano — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Georgian: სამხრეთ კორეელი (samxret ḳoreeli) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Georgian: სამხრეთკორეელი (samxretḳoreeli) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • German: Südkoreaner — person from or descended from South Korea
  • German: Südkoreanerin — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Greek: Νοτιοκορεάτης (Notiokoreátis) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Greek: Νοτιοκορεάτισσα (Notiokoreátissa) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Hindi: दक्षिण कोरियाई (dakṣiṇ koriyāī) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Hungarian: dél-koreai — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Icelandic: Suður-Kóreumaður — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Icelandic: Suður-Kóreubúi — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Italian: sudcoreano — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Italian: sudcoreana — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Japanese: 韓国人 (Kankokujin) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Korean: 한국 사람 (han'guk saram) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Korean: 한국인 (han'gugin) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Korean: 우리나라 사람 (urinara saram) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sørkoreaner — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sørkorean — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sørkoreanar — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Occitan: sud-corean — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Occitan: sud-coreana — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Polish: Koreańczyk — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Polish: Koreanka — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Portuguese: sul-coreano — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Portuguese: sul-coreana — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Romanian: sud-coreean — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Romanian: sud-coreeană — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Romanian: sud-coreeancă — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Russian: южнокоре́ец (južnokoréjec) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Russian: южнокорея́нка (južnokorejánka) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Slovak: Juhokórejčan — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Slovak: Juhokórejčanka — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Spanish: surcoreano — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Spanish: surcoreana — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Swedish: sydkorean — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Turkish: Güney Koreli — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Turkish: Güney Kore — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Ukrainian: південнокоре́єць (pivdennokoréjecʹ) — person from or descended from South Korea
  • Ukrainian: південнокоре́янка (pivdennokoréjanka) — person from or descended from South Korea