K-drama

noun

Dramatic television series produced in South Korea.

Meanings

K-drama1

nounK-drama (countable and uncountable, plural K-dramas)

plural K-dramas · alternative K-Drama · alternative Kdrama · alternative KDrama

  1. uncountableDramatic television series produced in South Korea.
  2. countableAn individual television series of this genre.

    I binged the third season of an insipid K-drama whose plot I could, and did, predict aloud as I brushed the cat’s increasingly matted fur.

    2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 71

K-Drama2

nounK-Drama (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of K-drama.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 韓國電視劇 /韩国电视剧, 韓劇 /韩剧
  • 韓國電視劇 /韩国电视剧 (Hánguó diànshìjù)Korean TV drama
  • 韓劇 /韩剧 (hánjù)Korean TV drama
Finnish korealainen TV-draama
  • korealainen TV-draamaKorean TV drama
French drama coréen
  • drama coréenKorean TV drama
Indonesian drakor
  • drakorKorean TV drama
Japanese 韓国ドラマ, 韓ドラ
  • 韓国ドラマ (Kankoku dorama)Korean TV drama
  • 韓ドラ (kan-dora)Korean TV drama
Korean 한국 드라마, 한드
  • 한국 드라마 (han'guk deurama)Korean TV drama
  • 한드 (handeu)Korean TV drama
Russian коре́йский сериа́л, коре́йская дра́ма
  • коре́йский сериа́л (koréjskij seriál)Korean TV drama
  • коре́йская дра́ма (koréjskaja dráma)Korean TV drama
  • К-дра́ма (K-dráma)Korean TV drama
Spanish drama coreano
  • drama coreanoKorean TV drama
Cite this entry
APA

K-drama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K-drama

MLA

“K-drama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K-drama. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “K-drama,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K-drama.

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