こうらい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こうらい – see the following entry.

【高麗】 [noun] Synonym of 高麗錦 (koma nishiki, “Goguryeo brocade”) [noun] Short for 高麗縁 (kōrai beri, “tatami border made from Goguryeo brocade”). [noun] Short for 高麗焼 (kōtai yaki, “Korean pottery”). [noun] Synonym of 玉蜀黍 (tōmorokoshi, “maize, corn”) [proper noun] [from late 10c.] (historical) the Goryeo kingdom, located on the Korean Peninsula 918–1392 CE [proper noun] the Goguryeo kingdom; or generally a synonym of 朝鮮 (chōsen, “Korea”).

(This term, こうらい (kōrai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)