韓
Mnemonic
At sunrise, a figure in a leather jacket steps off a plane from korea. The golden morning light catches the leather jacket's chrome studs as fans scream — he's the hottest K-drama star alive. Every sunrise, another leather-clad Korean celebrity arrives to more hysteria.
Additional thoughts
Picture Incheon Airport at dawn: golden sunrise light reflecting off a stylish leather jacket. K-drama actors are famous for airport fashion. The sunrise = morning flight, leather jacket = cool Korean style.Quick recall
A sunrise illuminates a leather jacket-wearing K-drama star stepping off a flight from korea.Details
The keyword for 韓 is korea. This kanji historically referred to an ancient state in China during the Warring States period, but it is most commonly associated today with Korea, appearing in words for both South Korea (韓国) and the Korean peninsula. It carries the sense of the Korean nation, its people, and its culture, and is one of the primary characters used in Japanese to denote things related to Korea.
- On'yomi
- かん
- Kun'yomi
- から、いげた