한국
hanguk · TOPIK 1
Korea, South Korea
🇰🇷 한국 = 韓 (Han, the Korean people) + 國 (country): Han-country
한 (han) is the name of the Korean people, from the ancient Samhan states; 국 (guk) means country and appears in many nation names, like 중국 (China) and 미국 (USA). Short for 대한민국, the Republic of Korea.