Japanese words used in Korea

[hyunwoo]

Older generations had to speak Japanese in school and work places when Korea was under Japanese colony (but it's all in the past ) and naturally, a lot of Japanese words are still used in Korea, even 50+ years after the colonization is over.

And here are some very common Japanese words still used in Korea.
How common? You can say these words and EVERY Korean person will understand what you mean.


다마네기(onion)

자부동(floor cushion)

우동(udon)

오뎅(oden)

사라(bowl)

요지(toothpick)

쓰메끼리(nail cutter)

[steved]

Is 깁스 also a Japanese word?

[austinfd]

돈까스!

[Keith]

i grew up saying

다꽝.. and i didn't even realize that was a Japanese word!
다꽝 = 단무지 = pickled radish

also my grandparents said 하시 a lot. (chopsticks)

[holdfast]

how about 문신? i thought i heard it on a japanese tv show.

[steved]

There are similar sounding words between Japanese and Korean but I think what is meant is borrowed words from Japan.
문신 (文身 or tattoo) is based on 한자/Chinese characters and so it may sound similar in all three languages.

[holdfast]

oops i meant 신문.

[javiskefka]

It's the same in that case, except the hanja are different.
신문 (新聞)
In Japanese, it's shimbun, right? They sound similar because both words were borrowed from the Chinese.