삼한

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 三韓. In its original sense, the 한 (韓, han) component is thought to be from an Old Korean word meaning "big", also seen in 마한 (馬韓, Mahan), 변한 (弁韓, Byeonhan), and 진한 (辰韓, Jinhan).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Samhan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Samhan
McCune–Reischauer?Samhan
Yale Romanization?samhan

Proper noun

삼한 • (Samhan) (hanja 三韓)

  1. (historical) Samhan
    Hyponyms: 변한 (Byeonhan), 진한 (Jinhan), 마한 (Mahan)
  2. (historical, archaic) Three Kingdoms of Korea
    Synonym: 삼국(三國) (samguk)
  3. (historical, poetic) Korea; see Canto XXVIII of Yongbieocheonga
    Synonyms: 계림(鷄林) (gyerim), 고려(高麗) (goryeo), 조선(朝鮮) (joseon), 한국(韓國) (han'guk)
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