南鮮

Japanese
Kanji in this term
南 鮮
なん
Grade: 2		 せん
Grade: S
goon on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) なんせん [nàńséń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [nã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

南(なん)鮮(せん) • (Nansen) 

  1. (historical, Japanese colonial era) Keishōnan-dō, Keishōhoku-dō, Zenranan-dō and Zenrahoku-dō[1]
    Coordinate terms: 北鮮 (Hokusen), 西鮮 (Seisen), 中鮮 (Chūsen)
  2. (rare, post-WWII) Synonym of 韓国 (Kankoku, “South Korea”)

References
  1. Yasaburō Shimonaka, editor (1941), 東洋歷史大辭典‎ (in Japanese), 1st edition, volume 6, Tōkyō: Heibonsha, page 164
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