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List of Korea-related topics (J)

This is a partial list of Korea-related topics beginning with J. For Korean words starting with ㅈ, see also under List of Korea-related topics.

J

Ja

• Jaebeol, see under chaebol.
• Jajang, Silla-period Buddhist scholar.
• Jang (Korean name)
• Janggi (Korean chess)
• Janghang Line
• Jangheung County
• Jangma, see East Asian monsoon.
• Jangseong County, a district in Jeollanam-do.
• Jangsu County, a district in Jeollabuk-do.
• Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910, by which the Korean Empire formally ceased to exist.
• Japanese Colonial Period, the years from 1910 to 1945.
• Japanese General Government Building, a building in Seoul torn down in 1995.
• Japchae, a traditional vegetable dish.

Je

• Jealousy is My Middle Name
• Jecheon
• Jeju (Island/Province)
• Jeju Air
• Jeju City
• Jeju International Airport
• Jeju Massacre, a massive campaign against rebels and civilians in 1948.
• Jeolla
• Jeolla Line
• Jeomchon, a town in Mungyeong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
• Jeongeup
• Jeongin Food, an exporter of nurungji.
• Jeongjo of Joseon
• Jeongseon County
• Jeonju
• Jeungpyeong County

Ji

• Jiandao, northeastern parts of China populated by Koreans.
• Jikji, the oldest printed book in the world.
• Jima of Silla (r. 112-134), the sixth ruler of Silla.
• Jimyo-dong, district in northern Daegu.
• Jin, an ancient state in southern Korea.
• Jinan County, a county in eastern Jeollabuk-do.
• Jincheon County, a county in Chungcheongbuk-do.
• Jindo County, a county on the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula.
• Jindo Dog, a dog breed from Jindo Island.
• Jindo Island, an island making up most of Jindo County.
• Jinhae, a city in southern Gyeongsangnam-do.
• Jinhan confederacy, one of the three groups making up the Samhan tribes of ancient Korea.
• Jinju, a city in central Gyeongsangnam-do.
• Jinro, South Korean distiller known for its popular brands of soju.
• Jinul (1158-1210), a Seon monk of Goryeo.
• Jinyang Lake, a reservoir in Gyeongsangnam-do.
• Jiri-san, a high peak in southern South Korea.
• Jjigae, a Korean form of stew.

Jo

• Jogye Order, the dominant order of Korean Buddhism.
• Joint Security Area (JSA)
• Jokbo, a traditional genealogical record.
• Jongno
• JoongAng Ilbo
• Joseon
• Joseon Dynasty
• Joseon Dynasty politics
• JSA (movie)

Ju

• Ju (州), an administrative division of medieval Korea.
• Ju Si-gyeong, early modern Korean linguist.
• Juche, the ruling ideology of North Korea.
• Juche Tower, a structure dominating the skyline of Pyongyang, North Korea.
• Jumunjin, a district in Gangneung, South Korea.
• June 15th North-South Joint Declaration
• Jungang Expressway
• Jungang Line
• Jungbu Expressway
• Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway
• Jusa Mountains