삼국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 三國, from 三 (“three”) + 國 (“nations”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠mɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [삼국]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	samguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	samgug
McCune–Reischauer?	samguk
Yale Romanization?	samkwuk

Noun

삼국 • (samguk) (hanja 三國)

1. three nations; trilateral
2. (Korean history) the Three Kingdoms of Korea
3. (Chinese history) the Three Kingdoms of Chinese history

Derived terms

• 삼국지(三國志) (samgukji)