han-gook

Questions about han-gook

What does han-gook mean?

han-gook means "an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook".

How many syllables are in han-gook?

han-gook has 2 syllables and divides as han--gook under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for han-gook?

Close synonyms include Korea, Korean Peninsula, Dae-Han-Min-Gook. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is han-gook a common word?

han-gook is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.