Where does “韓国” come from?

韓国 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 大韓民国, from Korean 대한민국(大韓民國).

韓国 (Japanese): (1897–1910)

Definitions

  1. (1897–1910)

Ancestry of “韓国”, step by step

韓国 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 大韓民国

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大韓民国—
2Korean대한민국(大韓民國)—

via Japanese 國

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese國a land, a country

via Japanese 韓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese韓Korea (now especially South Korea)
Every word from Korean 대한민국(大韓民國) →Every word from Japanese 大韓民国 →