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高麗

高麗

See also: 高丽

Chinese

high; tall beautiful; Korea
trad. (高麗)
simp. (高丽)

Noun

高麗

  1. (Min Nan) Korean ginseng

Proper noun

高麗

  1. Goryeo

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう > こ
Grade: 2

Grade: S
Irregular
Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
らい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Ultimately from Korean 고려 (goryeo)
/ko2ma/ [kwoma] > [koma]]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

高麗 (hiragana こうらい, romaji Kōrai, historical hiragana かうらい) (alternative reading hiragana こま, romaji Koma)

  1. (historical) Goryeo

Derived terms


Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

高麗 (goryeo) (hangeul 고려)

  1. Hanja form? of 고려, “Goryeo”.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Proper noun

高麗

  1. Hán tự form of Cao Li, “Goryeo