List of Korea-related topics (L-Z)
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[edit] L
[edit] La
- Lake Tianchi, a crater lake on the top of Baekdusan.
- Last Present
- Later Baekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
- Later Goguryeo, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
- Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, a 40-year period of tumult after the collapse of Unified Silla.
[edit] Le
- Lee (Korean name) (see also under Rhee and Yi):
- Lelang Commandery
- Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle (TV show)
- LG (Korea)
[edit] Li
- Liancourt Rocks
- Liaoning bronze dagger culture
- Liberation Monument
- Lies
- List:
- List of Baekje-related topics
- List of cities in North Korea
- List of cities in South Korea
- List of English words of Korean origin
- List of famous Korean Americans
- List of Japanese governors-general in Korea
- List of hospitals in South Korea
- List of Korean birds
- List of Korean Broadcasting networks
- List of Korean ceramic artists and sculptors
- List of Korean family names
- List of Korean language films
- List of Korean language poets
- List of Korean monarchs
- List of Korean musicians
- List of Korean painters
- List of Koreans
- List of Korean television shows
- List of mountains in Korea
- List of national parks of Korea
- List of political parties in South Korea
- List of Premiers of North Korea
- List of Presidents of North Korea
- List of South Korean actors
- List of universities in South Korea
- List of U.S. Army posts in South Korea
- Literature (Korean)
[edit] Lo
- Lotte, a Korean-Japanese conglomerate.
- Lotte Chilsung, Korean beverage distributor.
- Lotte Giants
- Lotte World
- Lotteria
- Lotus, a symbol of Buddhism.
- Love in Magic
- Lovers' Concerto (film)
- LPGA of Korea Tour
- Lyuh Woon-Hyung, political leader in early South Korea.
[edit] M
[edit] Ma
- Douglas MacArthur, commander of the UN forces during the Korean War.
- Maeuntang, a spicy seafood soup.
- Mahan confederacy, an ancient tribal league during the Samhan period.
- Makguksu, a buckwheat noodle.
- Makgeolli, a traditional alcoholic drink.
- Malgal, an ancient nomadic people of northeastern Korea and Manchuria.
- Mandu, a form of dumpling.
- Manhae, a 20th-century Buddhist reformer and poet.
- Manhwa, Korean comics and animation.
- Mara-do, a tiny islet south of Jeju.
- March 1st Movement, a massive nonviolent demonstration in favor of Korean independence in 1919.
- Samuel Martin, noted Koreanist and creator of the Yale Romanization.
- Masan
- Mashimaro
- Mausoleum of Dangun
- MBC A major Korean Broadcasting corporation.
- George M. McCune
- McCune-Reischauer
[edit] Me
- Memilmuk, a jelly made from buckwheat starch.
- Mencius, a Chinese philosopher with a strong influence on traditional Korean thought.
[edit] Mi
- Michu of Silla
- Midang, pen name of Seo Jeong-ju.
- Military Demarcation Line (Korea)
- Military history of Korea
- Military of North Korea
- Military of South Korea
- Milkis
- Millennium Democratic Party
- Mina (drama)
- Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development
- Ministry of Environment (South Korea)
- Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
- Minjung
- Mireuksa
- Miryang
[edit] Mo
- Mohe, see under Malgal.
- Mokpo
- Mongol invasions of Korea
- Moo duk kwan
- Moon Se-gwang
- Sun Myung Moon
- Moran Hill
[edit] Mu
- Muan County, the administrative capital of Jeollanam-do.
- Mudeungbyeong, the lowest rank of the South Korean military.
- Mugunghwa (Rose of Sharon)
- Muju County, a mountainous district in Jeollabuk-do.
- Muk-Chi-Ba, a variation of rock-paper-scissors.
- Mukho, a harbor town in Donghae City.
- Julia Mullock
- Mumun Pottery Period
- Mun (currency)
- Mungyeong
- Mungyeong Saejae
- Munhwa Ryu
- Music of Korea
- Musudan-ri
[edit] My
- Myeongdong An upscale shopping district in Seoul often used as a staging ground for demonstrations by protestors and dissidents.
- Myeongjang-dong
- Myeongnyang Strait
- Myung Jae Nam
- Myung Sung-kwang
[edit] N
[edit] Na
- Naehae of Silla, tenth monarch of Silla.
- Naejang-san, a mountain in the Jeolla region.
- Naenara, official web portal of North Korea.
- Naengmyeon, traditional Korean cold-noodle dish.
- Naju, a city in Jeollanam-do.
- Nakdong River, the longest river in Korea.
- Nam Sung-yong
- Namak
- Namdaemun
- Names of Korea
- Nam-gu (Busan)
- Namhae County
- Namhae Chachaung (king of Silla)
- Namhae Chemical Corporation
- Namhae Expressway
- Namhan Mountain
- Namhansanseong
- Namjeju County
- Namkung Do
- Namp'o
- Namwon
- Namyangju
- National:
- National anthem of North Korea (Ach'imŭn Pinnara)
- National anthem of South Korea (Aegukga)
- National Assembly of South Korea
- National Debt Repayment Movement
- National Education Information System
- National Fisheries Research & Development Institute
- National flower of North Korea (Mongnan)
- National flower of South Korea (Mugunghwa)
- National Intelligence Service
- National parks of South Korea
- National Police Agency (South Korea)
- National Security Act (South Korea)
- National treasures of South Korea
- Neo-Confucianism
- New Community Movement (Saemaeul Movement)
- New Korea Party of Hope
- NIS
[edit] No
- Nodong-1, a North Korean rocket developed in the 1980s.
- Nodong-2, a North Korean rocket developed in the 1990s.
- Nogeoldae, a Joseon Dynasty language-teaching text.
- No Gun Ri, site of a massacre during the Korean War.
- Nokdumuk, a jelly made from mung bean starch.
- No Kum-Sok, a North Korean lieutenant who defected to the South.
- Non Gae, a famed kisaeng of Jinju.
- Nonsan, a city in southeastern Chungcheongnam-do.
- Noraebang, a karaoke room.
- Norae Undong, a genre of Korean rock.
- Nordpolitik
- North Chungcheong
- North Gyeongsang
- North Hamgyŏng
- North Hwanghae
- North Jeolla
- North-South presidential summit corruption allegations
- Nunchi
- Nurungji, a traditional scorched-rice dish.
- Nyongbyon
[edit] O
- Ock Ju-Hyun
- Oei Invasion
- Okcheon
- Okjeo
- Ohmynews
- Oksusu cha
- Oldboy
- Olympic Stadium, Seoul
- Ondol
- Onnuri Ensemble
- Operation Paul Bunyan
- Oppert, Ernst
- Order of Merit for National Foundation
- Oriental Brewery
- Osan
- Owon (painter)
[edit] P
[edit] Pa
- Pacific War
- Pae, family name, see under Bae
- Paek, family name, see under Baek
- Paektudaegan
- Paektu Mountain
- Paju
- Paku Romi
- Panmunjeom (P'anmunjŏm)
- Panokseon
- Pansori
- Park or Pak, family name
- Particle (grammar) (see also Postposition)
- Pasa of Silla
- PC bang
[edit] Pe
- People's Party of Korea
- People's Republic of Korea
- People's Revolutionary Party Incident
- Pepero, a chocolate-coated cracker stick.
- Pepero Day
- Picture Bride
[edit] Po
- Poam Mountain, a peak near Woraksan.
- Po-Eun, see Jeong Mong-ju.
- Pocheon, a city in Gyeonggi-do.
- Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble
- Pohang
- Pohang Steelers
- Pohyonsa Temple
- Politics of North Korea
- Politics of South Korea
- Pomchonghakryon, a North Korea-based organization promoting the reunification of Korea.
- Pong Su Incident
- Poseokjeong
- Posthumous name
- Postposition (see also Particle)
- Presbyterian Church of Korea
- President of South Korea
- Presidential Security Service
- Priest (manhwa)
- Prime Minister of South Korea
- Provinces of Korea (see also Eight Provinces (Korea))
- Protectorate General to Pacify the East
- Proto Motors
- Proto-Three Kingdoms of Korea
- Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
[edit] Pu
- Public Enemy (film)
- Public holidays in South Korea
- Public holidays in North Korea
- Pukyong National University
- Punchong pottery
- Pungnap Toseong
- Purelyn
- Pusan see Busan
[edit] Py
- pyeong
- Pyeongchang County
- Pyeongtaek
- P'yŏngan
- Pyonghwa Motors
- Pyongsong
- P'yŏngyang
- Pyongyang Declaration
- Pyongyang Metro
- Pyongyang TV Tower
[edit] Q
- Qi Empress
- Queens (see also List of Korean monarchs):
[edit] R
[edit] Ra
- Ra Kyung-min
- Radical (Chinese character)
- Rain (singer)
- Rain Shower
- Rangoon bombing
- Rasŏn (Rajin-Sŏnbong)
[edit] Re
- Real estate in South Korea
- Red Devil, the official fan organization for the South Korean football team.
- Red Eye, a South Korean horror film.
- The Red Shoes
- Regions of Korea
- Edwin O. Reischauer, noted early scholar of Korean studies.
- Renault Samsung Motors, South Korean carmaker established in 1994.
- Republic of Korea, see South Korea
- Resurrection of the Little Match Girl, a 2002 South Korean action film.
- Reunification of Korea
- Revised Romanization of Korean, used officially in South Korea since 2000.
- Rhee (see also under Lee and Yi): **For the family name, see Lee (Korean name)
- Syngman Rhee, first president of South Korea.
- Young Shik Rhee, independence movement leader and founder of Daegu University.
[edit] Ri
[edit] Ro
- Roads and Expressways in South Korea
- Rodong Sinmun
- Roh Moo-hyun
- Roh Tae-woo
- Romaja
- Romanization
- Rose of Sharon (Mugunghwa)
- Rulers of Korea
- Rungnado May Day Stadium
- Russo-Japanese War
[edit] Ry
- Ryanggang, a mountainous province in north-central North Korea.
- Ryŏnbong
- Ryŏngbyŏn Nuclear Scientific Research Center
- Ryongchŏn
- Ryongchŏn Disaster
- Ryu, see under Yu (Korean name)
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[edit] Sa
Image:Baekjeincenseburner2.jpg
The Baekje gilt-bronze incense burner, a symbol of the high culture of Sabi.
- Sabi, the final capital of Baekje.
- Sacheon, a district in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea.
- Saejae, "Bird Pass," see Mungyeong Saejae.
- Saejae Sinmun, a weekly newspaper serving the city of Mungyeong.
- Saemaeul Movement see New Community Movement
- Saemangeum, former wetland in western Jeollabuk-do.
- Saemangeum Seawall
- Sambyeolcho Rebellion
- Samcheok
- Samguk Sagi
- Samguk Yusa
- Samgyetang
- Samgyupsal
- Samhan -Samil Movement (March 1st Movement)
- Samjeondo Monument
- Samjiyon
- Samsung
- Sancheong County
- Sangju
- Sanjo
- Sarim
- SBS
[edit] Se
- Sea of Japan (East Sea)
- Second Manchu expedition to Korea
- Second Republic
- Sejong Center
- Sejong of Joseon
- Sejong-ro
- Seo (Korean name)
- Seocheon County
- Seodang, private Confucian academies which flourished in the Joseon Dynasty.
- Seogwipo, a port city on the south coast of Jeju-do.
- Seohaean Expressway, an expressway traversing the west coast of South Korea.
- Seok, a Korean family name.
- Seokguram, a famous grotto on Toham-san in Gyeongju.
- Seol Chong
- Seolleongtang, traditional Korean beef soup.
- Seo Man-sul, current chairman of the Chongryon.
- Seon, a form of Buddhism known in the West as Zen.
- Seonbi, the literati of the Joseon Dynasty.
- Seonggyungwan, the national Confucian academy of the Joseon dynasty.
- Seongho Yi Ik, a Silhak philosopher.
- Seongjong of Goryeo
- Seongju County
- Seongnam
- Seoraksan
- Seosan (Buddhist monk)
- Seosan City
- Seoul: Seoul
- Seoul Arts Center
- Seoul Central Mosque
- Seoul dialect
- Seoul Metropolitan Subway
- Seoul National University
- Seoul Station
- Seoul Tower
- Seowon
- Seven-Year War
- Shamanism (Korean)
- Shijo (Sijo)
- Shilla (Silla)
- Shin (family name)
- Shinmiyangyo, see Sinmiyangyo
[edit] Si
- Siheung, a city on the west coast of Gyeonggi-do, south of Seoul.
- Sijo, a form of traditional Korean poetry.
- Sikhye, a traditional Korean beverage.
- Silhak, a pragmatic school of philosophy which emerged in the late Joseon Dynasty.
- Siljik, an ancient kingdom near Samcheok.
- Silla (see also Unified Silla), one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
- Silla restoration movement, a shortlived rebellion in the Goryeo period.
- Silleuksa
- Sinan County
- Singeom
- Singijeon, a gunpowder weapon of the Joseon Dynasty.
- Sinheungsa
- Sinhung Computer Company
- Sinhung Trading Corporation
- Sinjong of Goryeo
- Sinmiyangyo, a US incursion into Joseon in 1871.
- Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)
- Sino-Korea Friendship Bridge
- Sino-Korean
- Sinuiju
- Sinuiju Special Administrative Region
- Six Party Talks, multilateral negotiations concerning the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
- Sixth Republic of South Korea, the current government of that country.
- SK Corporation
- Snuppy, the first cloned dog.
[edit] So
- Sobaek Mountains, a mountain range in South Korea.
- Socialist Party (South Korea)
- Sogak, a form of traditional Korean music.
- Soju, a popular Korean alcohol.
- Sokcho, a city in eastern Gangwon-do.
- Sonbong
- Song to General Kim Il Sung
- Song to General Kim Jong-il
- Songgwangsa
- Songpyeon
- Soribada, a controversial South Korean music-download site.
- South Chungcheong, see Chungcheongnam-do.
- South Gyeongsang, see Gyeongsangnam-do
- South Hamgyong
- South Hwanghae
- South Jeolla, see Jeollanam-do
- South Korea(n):
- South Korea
- Public holidays in South Korea
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[edit] St
[edit] Su
- Subways in South Korea
- Sujeo, a spoon and chopsticks.
- Sukjong of Joseon
- Sunchang
- Suncheon: North, South
- Sungkyunkwan University (see Seonggyungwan for its Joseon Dynasty predecessor)
- Sungri Motor Plant
- Sunjo of Joseon
- Sunshine Policy
- Superdollar
- Supreme Council for National Reconstruction
- Supreme People's Assembly
- Suwon
- Suryo Line
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- Taean County, a district in westernmost Chungcheongnam-do.
- Taebaek, a city in southern Gangwon-do.
- Taebaek Mountains, a range of high peaks in South and North Korea.
- Taebong, a short-lived state during the Later Three Kingdoms period.
- Taedong River, a river flowing through Pyongyang to the Yellow Sea.
- Taegeuk
- Taegeukgi (flag)
- Taegu
- Taehwa River
- Taejo of Goryeo
- Taejo of Joseon
- Taejong of Joseon
- Taekwondo
- Taekyon
- Taepodong-1
- Taepodong-2
- Taewon-gun
- Talhae of Silla
- Tamna
- Tang Soo Do
[edit] Te
- Temple name
- Trot, mid-20th-century form of South Korean popular music.
- Third Republic, the first regime presided over by Park Chung-hee.
- Third Tunnel of Aggression
- Thousand Character Classic (Cheonjamun)
- Three Gojoseon
- Three Jewel Temples of Korea
- Three Kingdoms of Korea
[edit] To
- Toegye, one of the most famous Joseon Dynasty philosophers.
- Toham Mountain, sacred peak of Silla in central Gyeongju.
- Tokto, see under Dokdo
- Tongbulgyo
- Tongdosa
- Tongyeong
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Traditional Korean medicine
- Traditional Korean thought
- Trans Korea Pipeline
- Transportation in North Korea
- Transportation in South Korea
- Treaty of Kanghwa
- Treaty of Portsmouth
- Treaty of Shimonoseki
- Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea
- Tripitaka Koreana
- Tsushima, the Japanese island closest to Korea.
- Tsushima Strait, the southern branch of the Korea Strait.
- tteok, the traditional Korean rice cake.
[edit] Tu
- Tukong moosul, a martial art originating in the South Korean special forces.
- Tuman (Tumen) River, a river flowing between North Korea and Russia.
- Turtle ship, naval vessel made famous by Yi Sun-sin in the Seven Year War.
[edit] Tr
- Tribute relationship with China
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[edit] Ui
- Uibyeong, militias which rose against foreign invaders.
- Uijeongbu, a city in northern Gyeonggi province.
- Uiryeong, a district in central Gyeongsangnam-do.
- Uisang, scholar-monk of the Silla period.
- Uiseong, a district in central Gyeongsangbuk-do.
- Uiwang, city in central Gyeonggi-do.
- Ulji Moonduk, see Eulji Mundeok.
- Uljin, a district in eastern Gyeongsangbuk-do.
- Ulleungdo, an island far off the east coast of South Korea.
- Ulsan, a metropolitan city north of Busan.
[edit] Un
- Unequal Treaties, a series of treaties forced on East Asian states by Western powers in the 19th century.
- Ungjin, capital of Baekje in modern-day Gongju.
- Unification Church, a controversial sect led by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.
- Unification of Korea:
- Unification Flag, one of a group of flags sometimes used by the Koreas during joint appearances.
- Unification shoes, partially manufactured in the South and partially in the North.
- Unified Silla, a term for the period from the late 7th to late 9th centuries, after Silla had defeated Baekje and Goguryeo.
- United Liberal Democrats
- United Nations Command (Korea)
- United States Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK)
- United States Forces Korea
- University of Seoul
- Upo wetland
- Ural-Altaic languages (see also Altaic hypothesis)
- Uri Party
- US Eighth Army
- U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework
- U.S.-North Korea relations
- Usan-guk
[edit] V
- VANK, an online network of Korean nationalists.
- Vinalon, a substance from North Korea.
- Norbert Vollertsen, doctor and activist for North Korean human rights.
[edit] W
[edit] Wa
- Waegu, Japanese pirates who once harried the Korean coast.
- Wando County, an island district in Jeollanam-do.
- Wang (surname), an uncommon Korean surname.
- Wang Geon, see Taejo of Goryeo.
- Wanju County
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[edit] Wi
[edit] Wo
- Woljeongsa
- Won -- see South Korean won, North Korean won, Korean won
- Won Buddhism
- Woncheuk
- Wonhwa
- Wonhyo
- Wonju
- Wŏnsan
- Wonsu
- Woraksan
- World Cup (2002)
- Wu, Prince of Korea
[edit] X
- X-file scandal, a 2005 South Korean scandal involving the National Intelligence Service.
[edit] Y
[edit] Ya
- Yale romanization
- Yalu River
- Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
- Yangban
- Yanggang
- Yanggu
- Yangju
- Yang Man-chun
- Yangpyeong
- Yangsan
- Yangyang
[edit] Ye
- Yecheon
- Yellow Sea
- Yeoju
- Yeombul
- Yeon Gaesomun (Cheon Gaesomun)
- Yeoncheon
- Yeongam
- Yeongcheon
- Yeongdeok
- Yeongdong
- Yeonggwang
- Yeongi
- Yeongjo of Joseon
- Yeongju
- Yeongnam
- Yeongnamdaero, the Great Yeongnam Road of the Joseon Dynasty.
- Yeongseo
- Yeongwol
- Yeongyang
- Yeongyang of Goguryeo (Hongmu)
- Yeonsangun of Joseon
- Yeosu
- Yeouido, an island on the Han River in Seoul.
- Yeo Un-hyeong
- Yesan
[edit] Yi
- Yi (family name): see Lee (Korean name)
- Yim (family name): see Lim (name)
[edit] Yo
- Yodok concentration camp, a well-known North Korean prison camp.
- Yoido Full Gospel Church, the largest single Christian congregation in the world.
- Yongbyŏn Nuclear Scientific Research Center
- Yongbyon-gun
- Yongchŏn
- Yongchŏn Disaster
- Yongin
- Yongjusa
- Yongsan Garrison
- Yongsan
- Yongwang
- Yonhap
- Yonsei University
[edit] Yu
- Yulgok, noted Korean philosopher.
- Yuri of Silla
- Yurye of Silla
- Yusin Constitution, the constitution of the Fourth Republic of South Korea.
- Yut, a traditional Korean game.
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- Zainichi Korean, a member of the ethnic Korean community in Japan.
- Zaytun Division, a unit of South Korean troops sent to Iraq.
- Zerg, a video-game creature.
