Korean learner dictionary

조선

joseon · Joseon

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NIKL target code 67949

Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 조선

1.
한반도에 있던 나라. 1392년 이성계가 고려를 멸망시키고 한양을 수도로 하여 세웠으며 성리학을 주요 이념으로 하였다. 1910년 일본에 국권을 빼앗기고 멸망하였다.
English: Joseon — A dynasty that existed on the Korean Peninsula; in 1392, it was founded by Yi Seonggye on the basis of on Neo-Confucian ideals after he had overthrown the Goryeo Dynasty and relocated the capital to Hanyang; it fell in 1910 after having been deprived of its sovereignty by Japan.