However, the word " multiculturalism " is increasingly heard in South Korea.

Tonkatsu in Korea is known as donkkaseu () or donkaseu (), a simple transliteration of the Japanese word to Korean.

In Korea, the word 피망 (" pimang " from the Japanese " Piman ") refers to green bell peppers, whereas 파프리카 (" papurika " from paprika ) refers to bell peppers of other colors.

During the Unified Silla Period ( AD 668 – 935 ), Korea was divided into nine Ju ( 주 ; ), an old word for " province " that was used to name both the kingdom's provinces and its provincial capitals.

Six months into the deployment, the units of the 2d BCT were given word that they would not be returning to South Korea but, rather, to Fort Carson, Colorado in an effort to restructure the Army and house more soldiers on American soil.

In South Korea, kamaboko is called either eomuk ( Hangul:, mixed script: ) or odeng ( 오뎅, loan word from the Japanese oden, a Japanese dish that sometimes contains kamaboko ).

Mongols have their own word for Korea: Солонгос ( Solongos ).

* In southern Korean states, the word Han or Gan, meaning " leader ", possibly derived from Khan, was used for various ruling princes, until Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, united them under a now hereditary king, titled Maripgan, meaning the ' head of kings ' ( e. g. King Naemul Maripgan ).

In Korea, the same word (; do ) is translated as " province ".

The word and the idea to use a pseudonym originated from China, then became popular in other East Asian countries ( especially Japan and Korea ).

The river's Korean name (" Silk River ") is a homonym of the word for " diamond " ( 금강 ; 金剛 ) and should not be confused with Kŭmgang Mountain ( 금강산 ; 金剛山 ; " Diamond Mountain ") in North Korea.

Its name, formed from the Japanese word roots 唐 kara ( China, or continental East Asia in general ), and 津 tsu ( port ), signifies its historical importance as an ancient trading port between Japan with China and Korea.

Joseon, Chosŏn, Choseon or Chosun ( 朝鮮, 조선 ) are English spellings of the Korean word for " Korea ".

A number of Christians, of various political persuasions, object to the use of the word communism in the term " Christian communism " due to that word's association with the governments of nations such as the Soviet Union, Cuba, China, Vietnam, and North Korea, which are seen or have been seen as oppressive in the US.

The word itself is also used, at least in South Korea, as a common reference ( sometimes with distinctly negative connotations, reflecting the negative impression the class system and its unintentional but nonetheless heinous abuses left on Koreans as a whole ) to an older, sometimes cantankerous / stubborn man.

The word Presidium is currently used by North Korea ( Supreme People's Assembly Presidium ) and in the People's Republic of China.

In North Korea, the word tongmu replaced all prior social titles and earned a new meaning as " a fellow man fighting for the revolution ".

In North Korea, the government has addressed the issue by changing the word for " enemy " to " wonssu " ( 원쑤 ).

Note: the word Liberal in South Korea is often used by conservative groupings ( See New Right in South Korea ).

On top is the word, " Korea " and the years, " 1950-1953.

Hagwon () ( also hagweon or hakwon ) is the Korean-language word for a for-profit private institute, academy or cram-school prevalent in South Korea.

Using a smaller number of symbols than large script, small script was less complex, yet still “ able to record any word .” While small-script inscriptions employed some logograms as well, most words in small script were made using a blocked system reminiscent of the later Hangul writing of Korea, meaning that a word is represented by one group ( square block ) composed of several glyphs with individual phonetic meanings ( somewhat similar to the jamo units of Hangul ).

Not only is Mr. Frelinghuysen a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, but he is the grandson of the man who was instrumental in opening relations between the United States and Korea, Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Secretary of State in the administration of Chester A. Arthur.

Next year is the 80th anniversary of the signing of the treaty between Korea and the United States and experts in Seoul are trying to find the correspondence between Frederick Frelinghuysen, who was Secretary of State in 1883 and 1884, and Gen. Lucius Foote, who was the first minister to Korea.

The fact that China ( which is obsessed by Formosa -- to Khrushchev a very small matter ) should be supported by North Korea and North Vietnam is highly indicative.

After all, the average American as he lies and waits for the enemy in Korea or as she scans the newspaper in some vain hope of personal contact with the front is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal, economic and governmental actions far beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control.

In Korea, the Hangul alphabet was created by Sejong the Great Hangul is a unique alphabet: it is a featural alphabet, where many of the letters are designed from a sound's place of articulation ( P to look like the widened mouth, L to look like the tongue pulled in, etc.

Chinese philosophy is the dominant philosophical thought in China and other countries within the sinosphere, including Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.

The meat of this mollusk is considered a delicacy in certain parts of Latin America ( especially Chile ), France, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and East Asia ( especially in China, Japan, and Korea ).

* 1973 – Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped.

It is also found and mined in South Korea.

* 1948 – The Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north.

* 1974 – Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President of South Korea, Park Chung-hee.

This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.

* 2005 – Snuppy, the world's first cloned dog, is born in South Korea.

Although colour change in leaves occurs wherever deciduous trees are found, coloured autumn foliage is noted in various regions of the world: most of Anglo-America, Eastern Asia ( including China, Korea, and Japan ), Europe, parts of Australia and New Zealand.

It is known that tests were undertaken in Cairo, Egypt, Liberia, in South Korea, and in Japan ’ s satellite province of Okinawa in 1961, or earlier.

The Bible that the Anglican Church of Korea uses is the 1994 edition called the " gong-dong beon-yuk-seong-seo " or the Common Translation Bible.

Ddeokbokki is a Korea n dish consisting of sautée d rice cake s with vegetables and pork.

There is no official-level diplomatic relation between Cuba and South Korea.

The objective is reportedly to protect another parts of US National Missile Defense from long-range missile strikes from Iran and North Korea, but Czech PM Mirek Topolánek said the main reason is to avoid Russian influence and strengthen ties to US.