Meanings
nounKorean studies (uncountable)
- uncountablehumanitiesAn academic discipline that includes the study of literature written in the Korean language, Korean linguistics, and Korean sociolinguistics.
Synonyms: Koreanology, Koreanistics
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn academic discipline that includes the study of literature written in the Korean language, Korean linguistics, and Korean sociolinguistics.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 韓國學 /韩国学
- 韓國學 /韩国学 (hánguóxué)academic discipline
Czech koreanistika
- koreanistikaacademic discipline
Danish koreastudier, koreanologi
- koreastudieracademic discipline
- koreanologiacademic discipline
French coréanologie, études coréennes
- coréanologieacademic discipline
- études coréennesacademic discipline
German Koreanistik, Koreanologie
- Koreanistikacademic discipline
- Koreanologieacademic discipline
Japanese 韓国学
- 韓国学 (kankokugaku)academic discipline
Korean 한국학
- 한국학 (han'gukhak)academic discipline
Norwegian Bokmål koreanologi, koreanske studier
- koreanologiacademic discipline
- koreanske studieracademic discipline
Russian корееве́дение
- корееве́дение (korejevédenije)academic discipline
Spanish coreanología
- coreanologíaacademic discipline
Cite this entry
APA
Korean studies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Korean%20studies
MLA
“Korean studies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Korean%20studies. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Korean studies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Korean%20studies.
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