Koreans

Hangul script users

Koreans are people from Korea—either the Republic of Korea (South Korea) or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)—or of Korean descent.

The term covers both nationality and ethnicity: Korean Americans make up the largest Korean population outside Asia.

As an adjective, Korean describes the language, culture, and things associated with the Korean peninsula: Korean cuisine, Korean cinema.

culture

K-pop

Korean popular music genre

skincare · webtoon · K-beauty · lightsticks · shipping · oppa · fighting · skinship

cuisine

kimchi

Fermented Korean vegetables

gimbap · banchan · gochujang · soju · ramyeon · ssam

tradition

hanbok

Traditional Korean clothing ensemble

shamanism · bowing

technology

Samsung

South Korean tech conglomerate

  • LGKorean electronics conglomerate
  • HyundaiKorean automobile manufacturer
  • KiaSouth Korean vehicle manufacturer

semiconductor · 5G · smartphone · display · battery · robotics · shipbuilding · startup · biotech · AI

diaspora

emigration

Leaving homeland permanently

naturalization · transnationalism · remittance · homeland · multicultural

Categories
Opposites
national/ethnic identity in east asia

KoreansJapanese

Of or from Nippon

Chinese · foreigners · outsiders · Westerners · Americans

korean peninsula division

KoreansNorth Koreans

Residents of Pyongyang's country

South Koreans

geographic distance/cultural remoteness

KoreansBrazilians

Citizens of a South American nation

Nigerians · Scandinavians · Icelanders · Peruvians · Australians

Phrases
Family

Korean, Korea, Korean War, Koreatown, South Korean, Korean Peninsula, North Korean

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G