Korean

/kəˈɹi.ən/

Synonyms for "korean" (13 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
korean languagehangul-based

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
korean individualkorean nationalkorean personkorean tongue

Related words (6)

Noun(4 words)
korean-languagekoreaniclinguistic koreanthe korean language
languagewriting system

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: korean language, english, hangul-based, korean individual, korean national.
  • Sentence evidence is available for korean, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse.

Synonym selection checklist

  • Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
  • Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
  • Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "korean".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "korean"

Keep "korean" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "korean" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "korean", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "korean" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries
AltaicAltaic languageAsianAsiaticlanguagelanguage featurelinguistic attributelinguistic descriptornational descriptornatural languageperson

More specific

12 entries
Korean adultKorean artKorean childKorean cinemaKorean cuisineKorean dialectsKorean grammarKorean literatureKorean orthographyKorean phonologyKorean studentKorean vocabulary

Collocations

8 entries
Korean alphabetKorean cuisineKorean cultureKorean diasporaKorean languageKorean literatureKorean peninsulaKorean pop culture

Inflections

3 entries
Koreansmore Koreanmost Korean

Derivations

8 entries

Translations

93 translations across 74 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • korean adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Arabic

1 entries
  • كُورِيّ adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Armenian

1 entries
  • կորեական adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Asturian

1 entries
  • coreanu adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • koreya adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • koreyalı adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Basque

1 entries
  • korear adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • карэ́йскі adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Bengali

1 entries
  • কোরীয় adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • коре́йски adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ကိုရီးယား adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Catalan

1 entries
  • coreà adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 朝鮮的 /朝鲜的 adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • 韓國的 /韩国的 adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Czech

1 entries
  • korejský adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Danish

2 entries
  • koreansk adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • koreanskt adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Dhivehi

1 entries
  • ކޮރެޔާ ބަސް adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Dutch

2 entries
  • Koreaans adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • Koreaanse adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Estonian

1 entries
  • korea adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Finnish

1 entries
  • korealainen adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

French

1 entries
  • coréen adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Galician

1 entries
  • coreano adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Georgian

1 entries
  • კორეული adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

German

1 entries
  • koreanisch adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Greek

1 entries
  • κορεατικός adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • Kōlea adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Hindi

1 entries
  • कोरियाई adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • koreai adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • kóreskur adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • Korea adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Irish

1 entries
  • Cóiréach adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Italian

1 entries
  • coreano adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 朝鮮の adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • 韓国の adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • корей adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • кәріс adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Khmer

1 entries
  • កូរ៉េ adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Korean

3 entries
  • 조선의 adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • 한국의 adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • корей adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Lao

1 entries
  • ເກົາຫລີ adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Latvian

2 entries
  • korejiešu adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • korejisks adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • korėjietiškas adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • korėjiečių adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • корејски adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Malay

1 entries
  • Korea adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Manchu

3 entries
  • ᠰᠣᠯᡥᠣ adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • ᠰᠣᠯᡥᠣ ᡳ adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • ᠴᠣᠣᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡳ adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Marathi

1 entries
  • कोरियन adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Mon

1 entries
  • ကိုဝ်ရဳယျာ adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • солонгос adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • солонгосын adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • koreyî adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • koreansk adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • koreansk adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Occitan

1 entries
  • corean adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Pashto

1 entries
  • کوریایي adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Persian

1 entries
  • کرهای adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Polish

1 entries
  • koreański adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • coreano adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Romanian

1 entries
  • coreean adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Russian

1 entries
  • коре́йский adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • kòrējskī adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • ко̀ре̄јскӣ adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Slovak

1 entries
  • kórejský adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Slovene

1 entries
  • korejski adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Spanish

1 entries
  • coreano adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Swahili

1 entries
  • ya Korea adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Swedish

1 entries
  • koreansk adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • Korean adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • Koreano adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Tajik

2 entries
  • кореягӣ adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • куриёӣ adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Tatar

1 entries
  • корей adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Thai

1 entries
  • เกาหลี adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Turkish

2 entries
  • Kore adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • Koreli adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • koreý adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • коре́йський adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Urdu

1 entries
  • کوریائی adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • كورېيە adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • koreys adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • Hàn Quốc adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • Triều Tiên adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Xibe

1 entries
  • ᠴᠣᡠᠰᡞᠶᠠᠨ ᡞ adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • קאָרעיש adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Zhuang

2 entries
  • Cauzsenh adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)
  • Hanzgoz adj (relating to the Korean Peninsula)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Korean food is generally very spicy.

Source: tatoeba (20812)

Korean food is noted for its spicy flavor.

Source: tatoeba (20813)

Let us consider in this connection the influence of Western ideologies on Korean literature.

Source: tatoeba (59885)

I love Korean food because of the hot spices.

Source: tatoeba (258856)

Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "korean"?

Closest matches include korean language, english, hangul-based, korean individual, korean national.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "korean"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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