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Kia Corporation (Korean: 기아, IPA:, formerly known as Kyungsung Precision Industry (京城精密工業) and Kia Motors Corporation) is a South Korean multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
The word originates from the Sino-Japanese term zaibatsu (財閥), where 財 means 'wealth' and 閥 means 'clan'. The Japanese zaibatsu dominated their economy from 1868 until they were dissolved under the American Occupation of Japan in 1945. The rise and proliferation of the Korean chaebol resembles the Japanese zaibatsu at their peak.
McCune–Reischauer. Chin-hŭi. Jin-hee is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 48 hanja with the reading "jin" and 24 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Ji-hoon, also spelled Ji-hun, is a Korean masculine given name.The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 12 hanja with the reading "hun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Arang (Korean folklore) Arang ( Korean : 아랑) is a figure in the folklore of the Miryang area of Korea. According to the legend, she was the daughter of a magistrate ( busa) of Miryang during the Joseon Dynasty. Her wicked nanny conspired to have the servant Baekga seize her at night and rape her; however, she resisted and Baekga stabbed her ...
A newer term is bukhanitaljumin (북한 이탈 주민; 北韓離脫住民), which has the more forceful meaning of 'residents who renounced North Korea'. North Korean expert Andrei Lankov has criticized the term "defectors", as most who flee North Korea are not political dissents seeking asylum, but are instead primarily motivated by poverty.
Mi-rae. McCune–Reischauer. Mirae. Mi-rae is a Korean given name, in modern times used as a feminine name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name, however the most common way of writing this name in hanja is 未 來, meaning "future". [1] There are 33 hanja with the reading "mi" and 9 hanja with the ...
Young-sik, also spelled Young-shik or Yong-sik, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading " young " and 16 hanja with the reading "sik" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [1]