An old thread that has a whole mess of helpful similarities between Korean and Japanese might be of interest. Here's just a short sample list of the more common examples that can be heard fairly regularly. Enjoy!
배 = 乾杯 = (cheers!)
가방 = カバン = (bag)
약속 = 約束 = (promise)
신문 = 新聞 = (newspaper)
가족 = 家族 = (family)
사진 = 写真 = (photo)
시간 = 時間 = (time, hour)
공원 = 公園 = (park)
도로 = 道路 = (road, street)
아르바이트 = アルバイト = (part-time job)
물 = 水 = (water)
섬 = 島 = (island)
닭 = 鳥 = (bird)
해 = 日 = (sun, day)
빛 = 光 = (ray)
다시마 = 出し = (kelp for making broth)
설직히 = 正直 = (honestly)
성격 = 性格= (personality, character)
기분 = 気分 = (feeling, mood)
태도 = 態度 = (attitude)
기대 = 期待 = (expectation, hope)
세계 = 世界 = (world)
확실하다 = 確実 = (certain, sure, reliable, tangible)
One Response to “Korean-Japanese loanwords”
Hi Matthew,
Great blog, very useful and interesting. Just a quick thought on this Japanese post:
I think "물 = 水 = (water)" should probably be "수 = 水 = (water)". remember 물 is pure Korean whereas 수 is Hanja.
Cheers,
Jon
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