Trio Dictionary of Korean Japanese Chinese by Taebum Kim

Trio Dictionary of Korean Japanese Chinese

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Preface

This book lists approximately 4,800 core Korean words with Japanese and Mandarin (standard Chinese) equivalents. Main entries are in Hangeul (Korean characters) followed by Romanized Korean with Chinese characters in the first line. In the second line, the entry’s Romanized Japanese equivalents with Chinese characters. Then, in the third line, Pinyin (Romanized standard Chinese pronunciation) followed by Chinese characters (both simplified and traditional if applicable).
Even though Korea has Hangeul, and Japan has Kana as their own characters, they are phonetic characters. Therefore, Korean and Japanese have to use Chinese characters in written communication. Surprisingly, 2/3 of Korean, Japanese, and Mandarin share common Chinese characters. Therefore, if they know those common Chinese characters, they can understand meaning of each languages considerably. Moreover, if they know how to pronounce common each Chinese characters, they can also communicate verbally.
This book is ideal for learners of Korean, Japanese and Mandarin who know Chinese characters. And also good for everyone who can pronounce Romanized letters.

[Sample]

가격  ga gyeok  價格
kakaku  価格  
jià gé  价格 (價格)

가구  ga gu  家具
kagu  家具  
jiā jù  家具

가극  ga geuk  歌劇
kageki  歌劇  
gē jù  歌剧 (歌劇)

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