나라
nara · TOPIK 1
country, nation
🗺️ Nara: Japan's old capital shares its sound with the Korean word for country
나라 (nara) is a native Korean word, not a Chinese loan like 국가. The Japanese city Nara, the first permanent capital, sounds identical, and a popular though unproven theory links its name to this Korean word. Capital city, whole country: same sound.