Meanings
- A strait between Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea with the Sea of Japan.
Synonyms: Tsushima Strait, Busan Strait
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA strait between Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea with the Sea of Japan.
Translations
Afrikaans Straat van Korea
- Straat van Koreaa strait between Korea and Japan
Arabic مَضِيق كُورِيَا
- مَضِيق كُورِيَا (maḍīq kūriyā)a strait between Korea and Japan
Basque Koreako itsasartea
- Koreako itsasarteaa strait between Korea and Japan
Bengali কোরিয়া প্রণালী
- কোরিয়া প্রণালী (kōriẏa pronali)a strait between Korea and Japan
Bulgarian Корейски проток
- Корейски проток (Korejski protok)a strait between Korea and Japan
Catalan estret de Corea
- estret de Coreaa strait between Korea and Japan
Chinese Mandarin 朝鮮海峽 /朝鲜海峡, 大韓海峽 /大韩海峡
- 朝鮮海峽 /朝鲜海峡 (Cháoxiǎn hǎixiá)a strait between Korea and Japan
- 大韓海峽 /大韩海峡 (Dàhán hǎixiá)a strait between Korea and Japan
- 對馬海峽 /对马海峡 (Duìmǎ hǎixiá)a strait between Korea and Japan
- 釜山海峽 /釜山海峡 (Fǔshān hǎixiá)a strait between Korea and Japan
Czech Korejský průliv
- Korejský průliva strait between Korea and Japan
Danish Koreastrædet
- Koreastrædeta strait between Korea and Japan
Dutch Straat Korea
- Straat Koreaa strait between Korea and Japan
Esperanto Korea Markolo
- Korea Markoloa strait between Korea and Japan
Estonian Korea väin
- Korea väina strait between Korea and Japan
Finnish Koreansalmi
- Koreansalmia strait between Korea and Japan
French détroit de Corée
- détroit de Coréea strait between Korea and Japan
German Koreastraße
- Koreastraßea strait between Korea and Japan
Greek Στενό της Κορέας
- Στενό της Κορέας (Stenó tis Koréas)a strait between Korea and Japan
Hebrew מצר קוריאה
- מצר קוריאה (metsar koria)a strait between Korea and Japan
Hindi कोरिया जलसन्धि
- कोरिया जलसन्धि (koriyā jalsandhi)a strait between Korea and Japan
Hungarian Koreai-szoros
- Koreai-szorosa strait between Korea and Japan
Indonesian Selat Korea
- Selat Koreaa strait between Korea and Japan
Italian stretto di Corea
- stretto di Coreaa strait between Korea and Japan
Japanese 対馬海峡, 朝鮮海峡
- 対馬海峡 (Tsushima kaikyō)a strait between Korea and Japan
- 朝鮮海峡 (Chōsen kaikyō)a strait between Korea and Japan
- 釜山海峡 (Busan kaikyō)a strait between Korea and Japan
- 大韓海峡 (Daikan kaikyō)a strait between Korea and Japan
Korean 대한 해협, 조선 해협
- 대한 해협 (Daehan haehyeop)a strait between Korea and Japan
- 조선 해협 (Joseon haehyeop)a strait between Korea and Japan
- 부산 해협 (Busan haehyeop)a strait between Korea and Japan
Latvian Korejas šaurums
- Korejas šaurumsa strait between Korea and Japan
Lithuanian Korėjos sąsiauris
- Korėjos sąsiaurisa strait between Korea and Japan
Malay Selat Korea
- Selat Koreaa strait between Korea and Japan
Norwegian Bokmål Koreastredet
- Koreastredeta strait between Korea and Japan
Persian تنگه کره
- تنگه کره (tange-ye kore)a strait between Korea and Japan
Polish Cieśnina Koreańska
- Cieśnina Koreańskaa strait between Korea and Japan
Portuguese Estreito da Coreia
- Estreito da Coreiaa strait between Korea and Japan
Punjabi ਕੋਰੀਆ ਪਣਜੋੜ
- ਕੋਰੀਆ ਪਣਜੋੜ (korīā paṇjoṛ)a strait between Korea and Japan
Romanian Strâmtoarea Coreei
- Strâmtoarea Coreeia strait between Korea and Japan
Russian Коре́йский проли́в
- Коре́йский проли́в (Koréjskij prolív)a strait between Korea and Japan
Slovak Kórejský prieliv
- Kórejský prieliva strait between Korea and Japan
Spanish estrecho de Corea
- estrecho de Coreaa strait between Korea and Japan
Swedish Koreasundet
- Koreasundeta strait between Korea and Japan
Tamil கொரியா நீரிணை
- கொரியா நீரிணை (koriyā nīriṇai)a strait between Korea and Japan
Thai ช่องแคบเกาหลี
- ช่องแคบเกาหลี (chɔ̂ng-kɛ̂ɛp gao-lǐi)a strait between Korea and Japan
Turkish Kore Boğazı
- Kore Boğazıa strait between Korea and Japan
Ukrainian Корейська протока
- Корейська протока (Korejsʹka protoka)a strait between Korea and Japan
Vietnamese eo biển Triều Tiên
- eo biển Triều Tiêna strait between Korea and Japan
Welsh Culfor Corea
- Culfor Coreaa strait between Korea and Japan
Cite this entry
Korea Strait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Korea%20Strait
“Korea Strait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Korea%20Strait. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Korea Strait,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Korea%20Strait.
Source: Korea Strait on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.