Meanings
- A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Bono, a neighborhood in Ansan, 30 km southwest of Seoul, is one of many South Korean enclaves known for its shamans. Its streets are marked with swastika emblems—symbols of prosperity in Hinduism and Buddhism—indicating the presence of shamans available for consultation.
2025 February 7, Andres Sanchez Braun, “Shamanic rituals, burgers, martial law: The bizarre crisis gripping South Korea”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 05 Apr 20251 more example
Lee Ho-jin died eight years ago at the age of 16, one of 250 sophomore students whose lives were taken when the Sewol ferry sank off the southwestern coast of South Korea on April 16, 2014. More than 300 people died that day, with all the students coming from Danwon High School in Ansan, a city just south of Seoul.
2022 June 8, Choe Sang-Hun, “The Country Has Moved On, but Their Grief Has No End”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2022, Asia Pacific
Origin
- Korean안산(安山)
- EnglishAnsan
Borrowed from Korean 안산(安山) (Ansan).
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Ansan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ansan
“Ansan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ansan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ansan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ansan.
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