Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Japan
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Palau
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Interesting Facts
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Korean Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
South Korea
Kagawa
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Hakata
Where They Speak
South Korea
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Kansai
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
kansai
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
日本語
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Not Available
French Name
coréen
japonais
German Name
Koreanisch
Japanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Japanese (Yamato)
Origin
Before 1st century
1185
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Japanese
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kore1280
nucl1643
Linguasphere
45-AAA
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Korean and Japanese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Korean and Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Japanese Speaking population
Korean and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Korean and Japanese on Korean vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Japanese Language Codes
Korean and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.