Joseon (disambiguation)

Joseon was a Korean kingdom between 1392 and 1897.

Joseon
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	朝鮮
Simplified Chinese	朝鲜
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cháoxiǎn Bopomofo ㄔㄠˊㄒㄧㄢ Yue: Cantonese Jyutping ciu4 sin1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tiâu-sián
Korean name
Hangul	조선
Hanja	朝鮮
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Joseon McCune–Reischauer Chosŏn
Japanese name
Kanji	朝鮮
Kana	ちょうせん
Transcriptions Romanization Chōsen

The word is also spelled Josŏn, Chosŏn, Choseon, Chosun, Chōsen (romanization of Japanese pronunciation), or Cháoxiǎn (Chinese).

Depending on the context, the word may refer to parts of the Korean peninsula, the entire Korean peninsula, or certain historical Korean states:

• The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which still refers to itself (and Korea as a whole) as Joseon
• Korea, because the entire peninsula is referred to as 'Joseon' by some groups of people, including North Koreans, some Chinese, and Japanese Koreans
• Gojoseon, an ancient Korean kingdom that originally went by the name Joseon, which existed until 108 BCE
• Korea under Japanese rule, which went by the name Chōsen.

Usage in other terms

• The Chosun Ilbo, a major South Korean newspaper
  • TV Chosun, a South Korean pay television network and broadcasting company under Chosun Ilbo
• Choson Sinbo, a pro-North Korean Japanese newspaper
• Chosun University, a South Korean university
• Koreans in China, who are sometimes called "Joseonjok", "Chosŏnjok", or "Chaoxianzu"
• The Anti-Korean slur "Chōsenjin" and its derivative "Josenjing" both reference Joseon

See also

• Names of Korea