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This is a partial list of Korea-related topics beginning with numbers. They are listed by first numeral, so that 1200 will come before 2.
UN forces retreating south of the
38th parallel in the Korean War.
This is a list of Korea-related topics starting with A.
- Air Koryo, the national airline of North Korea.
- Altaic hypothesis
- Amnok River, marking the boundary between China and North Korea
- An (surname), see Ahn (Korean name)
- St. Andrew Kim Taegon, first Korean Roman Catholic priest and martyr
- Anapji, an ancient pond in Gyeongju.
- Anarchism in Korea
- Andong, a city in northern Gyeongsangbuk-do.
- Anglican Church of Korea
- Anju (city), a city in North Korea.
- Anju, a side dish served with alcohol.
- Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, the official history of Korea from 1392 to the late 19th century.
- Ansan, a city in western Gyeonggi-do.
- Anseong, a city in Gyeonggi-do.
- ANSP, see National Intelligence Service (South Korea)
- Anyang, a city in Gyeonggi-do.
- Apgujeong, a quality, upscale shopping district in Seoul.
- April Revolution, an uprising which ended the First Republic of South Korea.
- Ara Gaya, a member of the ancient Gaya confederacy.
- Arch of Triumph (Pyongyang), see picture.
- Arirang, a style of traditional Korean folksong.
- Asan, a city in northern Chungcheongnam-do.
- Asian financial crisis, a market collapse which took place in 1997.
- Asian Highway Network, a planned cross-continental highway system.
- Asian Theatre of World War II
- Asiana Airlines, one of South Korea's two major airlines.
- Axe Murder Incident
This is a partial list of Korea-related topics starting with B. For Korean words starting with ㅂ, see also under P.
- Baduk, a board game also known as go, popular throughout East Asia.
- Baekdudaegan, a range of mountains stretching from Baekdusan to Jirisan.
- Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
- Bae Yong Joon, a popular South Korean actor.
- Baek Sang Seung, mayor of Gyeongju.
- Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla, the founder of the Silla kingdom.
- Bak Sin Hee, a South Korean voice actor.
- Bamboo Curtain, a term describing the division of Korea.
- Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- Bang, a Korean word meaning "room."
- Bank of Korea, the main bank of South Korea.
- Balhae, a medieval kingdom in Manchuria and northern Korea.
Part of Bongwon Temple in Seoul.
- BoA, a Japanese K-pop singer.
- Bocheon-gyo, a Korean religion.
- Boeun, a county in Chungcheongbuk-do.
- Bohyeonsa, a Korean Buddhist temple in North Korea.
- Boksin, leader of the 7th-century Baekje restoration movement.
- Bone rank system, the caste system of Silla.
- Bonghwa, a county in northern Gyeongsangbuk-do.
- Bongwon Temple, a Taego Order Buddhist temple in Seoul.
- Boryeong, a city in western Chungcheongnam-do.
- Boseong, a county in western Jeollanam-do.
- Buan County, a district in southern Jeollanam-do.
- Buddhism (Korean)
- Bucheon,a district in central Gyeonggi-do.
- Bulgogi, a traditional Korean barbecue dish.
- Bulguksa, a famed Korean Buddhist temple in Gyeongju.
- Bundang, a recently developed rizty area in Seongnam
- Busan
- Buyeo (state), an ancient Manchurian kingdom with links to Goguryeo and Baekje.
- Buyeo County, a district in southern Chungcheongnam-do.
- Buyeo languages, a hypothetical language family.
- Byeokpa, a court faction in the late Joseon Dynasty.
- Byeonhan confederacy, one of the three Samhan leagues.
This is a list of Korea-related topics beginning with C. For Korean words starting with ㅈ, see also under J
- Cha (Korean name), a Korean family name.
- Chaebol, South Korean conglomerates.
- Chae Jung An (b. 1977), a South Korean actress.
- Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, the title held by the ruler of North Korea.
- Chajang, a Silla Buddhist monk, see Jajang.
- Champion
- Chang, alternate spelling of Jang (Korean name). See that article for a list of individuals.
- Chang Shin College, a private Christian college in Masan.
- Changbaek Mountains, a range along the Chinese-North Korean border.
- Changdeokgung, a Joseon Dynasty palace in Seoul.
- Changgi, a board game sometimes called "Korean chess," see under janggi.
- Changgyeonggung, a Joseon Dynasty palace in Seoul.
- Changnyeong County, a district in northern Gyeongsangnam-do.
- Changwon, a district in eastern Gyeongsangnam-do.
- Chaoxianzu Koreans, ethnic Koreans living in China.
- Cheju, an island province in southernmost South Korea, see Jeju.
- Cheomhae of Silla
- Cheomseongdae, an observatory tower of Silla dynasty in Gyeongju.
- Cheon Gaesomun, see under Yeon Gaesomun.
- Cheonan, a district in northern Chungcheongnam-do.
- Cheondogyo, a religion of Korea.
- Cheongdo County, a district in southern Gyeongsangbuk-do.
- Cheonggyecheon, a stream in central Seoul.
- Cheongju, the capital of Chungcheongbuk-do.
- Cheongju (wine), a traditional clear alcoholic beverage.
- Cheongnyangni Station, a station in northern Seoul.
- Cheongpyeong, a small town in Gapyeong County.
- Cheonmin, the lowest social class in the Joseon Dynasty.
- Cheonsang Yeolcha Bunyajido, a 15th-century Korean star map.
- Cheongsong County, a district in central Gyeongsangbuk-do.
- Cheong Wa Dae, the official residence of the President of South Korea.
- Cheongwon County, a district in central Chungcheongbuk-do surrounding Cheongju.
- Cheongyang County, a district in central Chungcheongnam-do.
- Cheonjamun, the Thousand Character Classic, a traditional text for teaching hanja.
- Cheontae, Buddhist sect established in the 11th century by Uicheon.
- Cheorwon County, a district in northernmost Gangwon, South Korea.
- Cho (also spelled Jo), a common Korean family name.
- Chodang University
- Choe Chiwon, a late Silla poet and scholar
- Choi (also spelled Choe), a common Korean family name.
- Chollima, a symbol of North Korea.
- Chonbuk, see under Jeollabuk-do.
- Chongak, see under jeongak.
- Chong Mong-Chu, see under Jeong Mong-ju.
- Ch'ŏngjin, city in North Korea.
- Chongju National College of Science and Technology
- Chongnyon Hotel
- Chongshin University
- Chonnam, see under Jeollanam-do.
- Choonhae College
- Chopsticks
- Chosen Army of Japan, the occupation army under Japanese rule.
- Chosŏn, see under Joseon or Joseon Dynasty.
- Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper.
- Chosun University, a large private university in Gwangju.
- Christian College of Nursing
- Christianity in Korea
- Christmas in August
- Chu Sang Mi
- Chu Si-gyeong, an early modern Korean linguist.
- Chu Yo-han
- Chugye University for the Arts, a fine arts school in Seodaemun-gu in central Seoul.
- Chuk-guk, a traditional sport similar to soccer.
- Chun Doo-hwan, former president of South Korea during the Fifth Republic.
- Chuncheon, the capital of Gangwon, South Korea.
- Chung Dong-young
- Chung Ju-yung
- Chung Kyung-Ho
- Chung Mong-hun
- Chung-Ang University, a large university in Seoul.
- Chungbuk, see under Chungcheongbuk-do.
- Chungcheong, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea.
- Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea's only landlocked province.
- Chungcheongnam-do, a province in western South Korea.
- Chungju, a city in central Chungcheongbuk-do.
- Chungkang College of Cultural Industries
- Chungmu, see under Yi Sun-sin.
- Chungnam, see under Chungcheongnam-do.
- Chungnyeol of Goryeo
- Chungwoon University
- Chunhyang (film)
- Chunhyangga,a traditional Korean story.
- Chunnam Techno College, a technical college in Gokseong County, Jeollanam-do.
- Chuseok, the annual autumn harvest festival.
CJ Corporation
- Dae Hyeonseok, king of Balhae in the 9th century.
- Daeboreum, an annual festival on the first full moon of the new lunar year.
- Daebu Island, off the coast of Ansan City.
- Daedong College, a private technical college in Busan.
- Daeduk College, a private technical college in the Yuseong-gu district of Daejeon.
- Daegaya, one of the members of the ancient Gaya confederacy.
- Daegu, the third-largest city in South Korea.
- Dae Jang Geum
- Daejeon, one of the major cities of South Korea.
- Daewon-gun, regent of Joseon during the late 19th century.
- Daewoo (see also GM Daewoo)
- Daifang Commandery, one of the Han commanderies in ancient northern Korea.
- Damyang County
- Dangjin County, a county in western Chungcheongnam-do
- Dangun, legendary founder of Gojoseon.
- Dangun-neung, alleged mausoleum of Dangun excavated in Pyongyang.
- Dano
- Danyang County, a district of Chungcheongbuk-do.
- Da Renxiu
- Dasan, a philosopher often regarded as the chief of the Silhak thinker.
- Dong-Ah Broadcasting College
- Dongdaemun, one of the old city gates of Seoul.
- Dongducheon, a district in northern Gyeonggi-do.
- Dongguk Tonggam
- Donghae, see under Sea of Japan.
- Donghae City, on the east coast of Gangwon, South Korea.
- Donghak Peasant Revolution
- Donghwasa, a Korean Buddhist temple in northern Daegu.
- Dongmyeongseong of Goguryeo
- Dongmyo, a Confucian shrine in Seoul.
- Dongnae-gu, a district in Busan.
- Dongye, an ancient ethnic group in northeastern Korea.
- Do-ol, contemporary Korean philosopher.
- Dorasan, a small hill overlooking the Imjin River.
- Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, Korean independence movement leader.
- Dotorimuk, a jelly made from acorn starch.
- Eulji University, a private university in Daejeon.
- Eulsa Treaty, a treaty by which Korea lost much of its sovereignty to Japan in 1905.
- Eumseong County, a district in Chungcheongbuk-do.
- EveR-1, the first female Korean android.
- Everybody Has Secrets, a raunchy 2004 South Korean film.
- Ewha Womans University, a major women's university in Seoul.
- Expo '93, a world festival held in Daejeon in 1993.
- Expressways in South Korea, see Roads and expressways in South Korea
- Expressway No 300, a beltway around Daejeon.
- EZ2Dancer, an arcade rhythm video game.
- EZ2DJ, a musical video game created by Amuseworld.
- Face
- Fair Trade Commission, an antitrust body in South Korea.
- Fan death, an urban legend in South Korea.
- Fifth Republic, the government of South Korea headed by Chun Doo-hwan, 1980-1987.
- Fighter in the Wind
- First Manchu expedition to Korea
- First Republic, the government of South Korea headed by Syngman Rhee, 1948-1960.
- Flag:
- Football World Cup 2002, jointly hosted by South Korea and Japan.
- Foreign relations of North Korea
- Foreign relations of South Korea
- Four-character idiom
- Fourth Republic, the government of South Korea under the Yushin Constitution, 1972-1979.
- Front Kick, a move in tae kwon do.
This is a partial list of Korea-related topics beginning with G. For Korean words starting with ㄱ, see also under K.
- Gabo Reform, a series of radical political changes forced through in 1894-1895.
- Gaecheonjeol, the anniversary of the legendary founding of Gojoseon by Dangun.
- Gaegogi, dog meat.
- SS Gaelic, the ship that transported the first 102 Korean immigrants to the United States.
- Gaeun, a village in Mungyeong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
- Gageodo, an island off South Korea's Yellow Sea coast.
- Gama, a carriage used by people of status in the Joseon Dynasty.
- Gang (Korean name), a common surname also romanized "Kang."
- Gangjin, a county in southern Jeollanam-do.
- Gangneung, a city in Gangwon, South Korea.
- Gangpeh, a term for Korean-American gangs.
- Gangwon, region of eastern Korea, see:
- Gapyeong County, a district in western Gyeonggi-do.
- Gasa, a popular poetic form of the Joseon Dynasty.
- Gat, the traditional hat of the aristocracy.
- Gaya confederacy, an ancient league of states in the Nakdong River basin.
- Gaya Line
- Gayageum
- Gayasan
- Gayo, a traditional lyrical form.
- Gay rights in South Korea
A
gijeok from the 19th century.
- Gi, see under qi
- Gihwa
- Gija, an alleged ruler of Gojoseon.
- gijeok, registers of kisaeng in the Joseon Dynasty.
- Gim Daeseong, high official of Silla.
- Gim Heon-chang
- Gimcheon, a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do.
- Gimhae, a city in Gyeongsangnam-do.
- Gimhae International Airport, the sole airport serving the Busan metropolitan area.
- Gimje, a city in Jeollanam-do.
- Gimpo Airport, Seoul's second airport.
- Gimpo City, a district to the north of Seoul.
- Gimpo Line
- Ginseng
- Girim of Silla
- Gisaeng
- Glass Slippers
- Gloster Hill
- GM Daewoo
- Gyebaek, famed general of late Baekje.
- Gyeomjae, see under Jeong Seon
- Gyeon Hwon, king of Hubaekje in the 10th century.
- Gyeongbokgung, a major Joseon Dynasty palace in Seoul.
- Gyeongbu, a term meaning "Seoul-Busan."
- Gyeongbu Expressway, an expressway connecting Seoul to Busan.
- Gyeongbu Line, a railroad connecting Seoul to Busan.
- Gyeongbuk, a province in eastern South Korea.
- Gyeongbuk Line, a spur line railroad connecting Gimcheon to Yeongju.
- Gyeongchun Line
- Gyeonggi
- Gyeonggi Broadcasting Corporation
- Gyeongho River
- Gyeonghuigung
- Gyeongin
- Gyeongin Expressway
- Gyeongin Line
- Gyeongjeon Line
- Gyeongju
- Gyeongnam
- Gyeongsan
- Gyeongsang
- Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Gyeongsangnam-do
- Gyeongseong
- Gyeongui Line
- Gyeongwon Line
- Gyerim
- Gyeryong (city)
- Gyeryong-san
- Gyeyul
- Gyobang, traditional center of kisaeng life.
- Ha Jiwon, a South Korean actress.
- Ha Tae-kwon, a male badminton player from South Korea.
- Hadong County, a district in Gyeongsangnam-do.
- Haedong Goseungjeon, a 13th century collection of biographies of eminent Korean monks
- Haeinsa, a temple in Hapcheon County, Gyeongsangnam-do.
- Haejangguk, a popular form of Korean "hangover soup."
- Haeju, a city in Hwanghaenam-do, North Korea.
- Haenam County, a district in Jeollanam-do, South Korea.
- Haenyo, the female divers of Jeju-do.
- Haeundae-gu, a district in Busan.
- Hagwon, a South Korean cram school.
- Halla-san on Jeju Island, the highest mountain in South Korea.
- Hallelujah Football Club, a South Korean football club in Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do.
- Ham Seok-heon, a 20th-century Korean religious philosopher.
- Haman County
- Hamchang-eup, a village in Sangju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
- Hamgyŏng, one of the Eight Provinces of Joseon.
- Hamgyong campaign
- Hamhŭng
- Hampyeong County
- Hamyang County
- Han (surname)
- Han (cultural)
- Han River
- Hwabyeong, culture-bound Korean mental illness.
- Hwacheon County
- Hwacha
- Hwaeom
- Hwan, a defunct South Korean currency.
- Hwang, a common Korean family name.
- Hwanghae, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea.
- Hwangpomuk, a yellow jelly made from mung bean starch.
- Hwan-guk, a kingdom in Korean mythology.
- Hwanin, a figure in Korean mythology.
- Hwarang, an order of young soldiers in the Silla kingdom.
- Hwarang Segi, a hwarang chronicle of dubious authenticity.
- Hwaseong City, a city in southern Gyeonggi-do.
- Hwaseong Fortress, an 18th-century castle in Suwon.
- Hwasun, a district in Jeollanam-do.
A 19th-century guide to the
idu writing system.
- Incheon, a metropolitan city in northwesternmost South Korea.
- Incheon International Airport, South Korea's principal international airport.
- Incheon International Airport Expressway, an expressway connecting Incheon airport to Seoul.
- Incheon Subway, a branch of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.
- Incheon United, a football team based in Incheon.
- Infinite Challenge, the top-rating Korean Real-variety comedy programme, distributed by MBC.
- ...ing, a South Korean movie.
- Inje County, a district in Gangwon.
- Injo of Joseon
- Injong of Goryeo
- Innocent Steps
- Inpyeong-dong
- International adoption of South Korean children
- International Circle of Korean Linguistics
- Iseo-myeon (Cheongdo)
- The Isle
- ISO 3166-2:KP
- ISO 3166-2:KR
- Itaewon, a district in Seoul.
- Ito Hirobumi, Governor-General of Chosen during the period of Japanese rule.
This is a partial list of Korea-related topics beginning with J. For Korean words starting with ㅈ, see also under List of Korea-related topics.
Starting position for a game of
janggi.
A
harubang, a symbol of
Jeju island.
- Jiandao, northeastern parts of China populated by Koreans.
- Jikji, the oldest printed book in the world.
- Jima of Silla (r. 112-134), the sixth ruler of Silla.
- Jimyo-dong, district in northern Daegu.
- Jin, an ancient state in southern Korea.
- Jinan County, a county in eastern Jeollabuk-do.
- Jincheon County, a county in Chungcheongbuk-do.
- Jindo County, a county on the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula.
- Jindo Dog, a dog breed from Jindo Island.
- Jindo Island, an island making up most of Jindo County.
- Jinhae, a city in southern Gyeongsangnam-do.
- Jinhan confederacy, one of the three groups making up the Samhan tribes of ancient Korea.
- Jinju, a city in central Gyeongsangnam-do.
- Jinro, South Korean distiller known for its popular brands of soju.
- Jinul (1158-1210), a Seon monk of Goryeo.
- Jinyang Lake, a reservoir in Gyeongsangnam-do.
- Jiri-san, a high peak in southern South Korea.
- Jjigae, a Korean form of stew.
K2 League, a second-tier football league in South Korea.
The city center of
Kaesong, North Korea.
- Kaesŏng, a city in North Korea.
- Kaesŏng Industrial Region, a special region designated for economic development by the North Korean regime.
- KAIST, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
- KAI T-50 Golden Eagle, a Korean supersonic trainer and light attack aircraft.
- Kalbi, a popular Korean barbecue dish.
- Kang (Korean name), a common Korean family name.
- Kanggye, capital of North Korea's Chagang province.
- Kangnido map, a map showing Europe and Africa drawn in 1402.
- Kangta, K-pop singer.
- Kangwŏn, see Gangwon (for the North Korean province, see Kangwon-do (North Korea).
- Kap'yŏng, see Gapyeong.
- KARI
- KBS (Korea Broadcasting System), a leading South Korean network.
- KCIA, an old name for the National Intelligence Service of South Korea.
- KCNA, a North Korean news agency.
- KCTU, a major labor federation in South Korea.
