RESEARCH GUIDES

Korean Studies Resources

Dictionary

dongsa.net 동사
Korean verb conjugator - Search for various verb forms using the verb stem
zkorean English / Korean Dictionary
Korean Thesarurus
Synonyms, antonyms, dialects, Korean-Korean-English dictionary, English-English-Korean dictionary, Wordnet
Thesaurus of Korean Historical Terms
Reference tool provided by the National Institute of Korean History

Romanization Tool

Korean Name Romanizer
Windows-based tool provided by Princeton University Library that converts Korean names in Korean script into the roman alphabet according to ALA-LC rules. The tool is meant for romanizing personal names ONLY. It assumes that the given string is a personal name, and applies special rules accordingly.

Romanization Standards

Korean Romanization Standards - McCune - Reischauer system

McCune-Reichauer based system is quite different from the South Korean rules, you are strongly encouraged to try the tutorial below.

McCune-Reichauer Romanization tutorial

The libraries follow the romanization standards used in the Library of Congress.

Library of Congress and American Library Association Romanization Table for Korean

South Korean Romaization Rules are different from those used in North American Libraries. 대한민국 국립국어원 표기법

Romanization of Korean by National Institute of Korean Language, Republic of Korea