조선

Etymology
, cognate with mainland 🇨🇬.

Proper noun

 * 1)  Joseon
 * 2)  Korea
 * 3)  North Korea

Proper noun

 * 1)  Korea under the Joseon dynasty (1392  — 1910 ) and Japanese colonial rule (1910  — 1945 )
 * 1)  Korea under the Joseon dynasty (1392  — 1910 ) and Japanese colonial rule (1910  — 1945 )
 * 1)  Korea under the Joseon dynasty (1392  — 1910 ) and Japanese colonial rule (1910  — 1945 )

Usage notes

 * was the official name of Korea from 1394 to 1897, the de facto name from 1897 to 1910, and again the official name from 1910 to 1945 (though as a Japanese colony). When referring to Korea during these periods, all Koreans use the word . When referring to the period from 1394 to 1910, the term is used in North Korea.
 * After Korea was divided in 1945, South Koreans have generally referred to Korea by the name, a shortening of South Korea's official name, , which is itself based on , the official name from 1897 to 1910.
 * Middle-aged and older speakers in South Korea may sometimes use to refer to contemporary Korea without any particular connotation. It is not used for contemporary contexts by younger speakers unless with a sarcastic, disparaging connotation (presumably due to association with North Korea and with old dynastic rule when Korea was weak).
 * North Korea preserves the name and uses it to refer to Korea in contemporary contexts. Accordingly, North Koreans will refer to South Korea as.
 * For, usually refers specifically to North Korea, while South Korea is referred to as.

Noun

 * 1) shipbuilding

Noun

 * 1) ancestor

Noun

 * 1) fishing boat

Noun

 * 1) cargo ship