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When learning Korean you'll have so many advantages if you already know Japanese (or vice versa), both in terms of grammar and vocabulary. I have gathered 100 Japanese words that can be easily memorized in Korean based on simple pronunciation rules. For those of you who want rapid progression in your vocabulary learning this should make the learning process a lot easier. Although there are exceptions to the rules here you can apply them for a wide range of Korean words and along with it get a deeper understanding of the roots of the Korean words. Remember that although hanja rarely is used to write Korean, many of their words are still based on the Chinese symbols just like Japanese.
-EI Kanji that end in ei often change their ending to (y)eong in Korean. (mei myeong)
*Note: Kanji that starts with -r often change to -n. Example: (reisei) - > (naengjeong) / (sei becomes seong/jeong)
(kansei kaneungseong) = possibility (seikaku seongkyeok) = personality (seijitsuseongshil) = sincerity (seijijeongcchi) = politics (seikenjeongkwon) = political power
(ei yeong)
(teidcyeongdo) = a degree (teiki cyeonggi) = a fixed period (teishoku cheongshik) = a set meal
-EN Kanji that end in en often change their ending to (y)eon in Korean. (ren becomes yeon)
-TSU Kanji that end in tsu often change their ending to (yeo)l in Korean. (ketsu becomes kyeol)
(ketteikyeolcyeong) = decision (ketsuronkyeollon) = conclusion (kekkonkyeolhon) = marriage (ketsumatsukyeolmal) = end (keppaku kyeolbaek) = innocent
(shitsureishillye) = rude (shitsumonshilmun) = question (shinjitsujinshil) = truth (kyshitsukyoshil) = classroom (shitsunai shilnae) = indoors
(bukkamulga) (doubutsudongmul)
(seikatsusaenghwal) (waribikihalin) *note that the Japanse version use kunyomi. (katsudhwaldong)
-Y Kanji that end in (y) often shift their ending to (ya)ng in Korean.
(shiysayong) (naiynaeyong)
(d becomes dong)
(h becomes pang)
(hhpangpop) (hkhhyang)
(k becomes kong)
(kaigaihaeue) (rikaieuihae)
(shizenjayeon) (jiten sajeon) (jishin jijin) (jishin jashin) = self-confidence (jishosago) (jijitsu sashil) (fukushi pokji) (kakushi haksa) () (shshi seoksa) (jiheishjyapyeceung)
MORE OR LESS THE SAME These words are more or the same in both Japanese and Korean.
(jumbijunbi) ( ) (kabankabang) (chichueui) (ryri yori) (murymuryo) (muri muri) (tchaku toccak)
DAYS OF THE WEEK The Korean weekdays are also based on the Chinese characters, and thus quite easy to learn if you know Japanese.
Good luck with your studies! Don't hesitate to ask me if you have any questions (^u^)/ -Anette