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Joseon (disambiguation)

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Joseon was a Korean kingdom between 1392 and 1897.


Joseon
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese朝鮮
Simplified Chinese朝鲜
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCháoxiǎn
Bopomofoㄔㄠˊㄒㄧㄢ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingciu4 sin1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiâu-sián
Korean name
Hangul조선
Hanja朝鮮
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationJoseon
McCune–ReischauerChosŏn
Japanese name
Kanji朝鮮
Kanaちょうせん
Transcriptions
RomanizationChōsen

The word is also spelled Josŏn, Chosŏn, Choseon, Chosun, Chōsen (romanization of Japanese pronunciation), or Cháoxiǎn (Chinese).

Depending on the context, the word may refer to parts of the Korean peninsula, the entire Korean peninsula, or certain historical Korean states:

  • The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which still refers to itself (and Korea as a whole) as Joseon
  • Korea, because the entire peninsula is referred to as 'Joseon' by some groups of people, including North Koreans, some Chinese, and Japanese Koreans
  • Gojoseon, an ancient Korean kingdom that originally went by the name Joseon, which existed until 108 BCE
  • Korea under Japanese rule, which went by the name Chōsen.

Usage in other terms

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