Editing Koreans (section)

==Etymology==
{{See also|Names of Korea}}

South Koreans refer to themselves as ''Hanguk-in''{{efn|{{Korean|hangul=한국인|hanja=韓國人|labels=no}}}} or ''Hanguk-saram'',{{efn|{{Korean|hangul=한국 사람|labels=no}}}} both of which mean "people of the Han". The "Han" in the names of the Korean Empire, Daehan Jeguk, and the Republic of Korea (South Korea), Daehan Minguk or Hanguk, are named in reference to the Three Kingdoms of Korea, not the ancient confederacies in the southern Korean Peninsula.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-30 |script-title=ko:[이기환의 흔적의 역사] 국호논쟁의 전말…대한민국이냐 고려공화국이냐 |url=https://www.khan.co.kr/culture/culture-general/article/201708300913001 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=[[Kyunghyang Shinmun]] |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web  |date=2020-08-04 |script-title=ko:[이덕일 사랑] 대~한민국 |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/08/14/2008081401512.html |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |language=ko}}</ref> Members of the Korean diaspora often use the term ''Han-in''.{{efn|{{Korean|hangul=한인|hanja=韓人|lit=people of Han|labels=no}}}}

North Koreans refer to themselves as ''Joseon-in''{{efn|{{Korean|hangul=조선인|hanja=朝鮮人|labels=no}}}} or ''Joseon-saram'',{{efn|{{Korean|hangul=조선 사람|labels=no}}}} both of which literally mean "people of Joseon". The term is derived from [[Joseon]], the last dynastic kingdom of Korea. Similarly, [[Koreans in China]] refer to themselves as ''Chaoxianzu''{{efn|{{zh|c=朝鲜族}}}} in Chinese or ''Joseonjok'', ''Joseonsaram''{{efn|{{langx|ko|조선족, 조선사람}}}} in Korean, which are [[cognate]]s that literally mean "Joseon [[Ethnicity|ethnic group]]".<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Making of International Law in Korea: From Colony to Asian Power |last=Lee |first=Seokwoo |year=2016 |isbn=978-9004315785 |page=321|publisher=Brill Nijhoff }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Ethnicity and Foreigners in Ancient Greece and China |last=Kim |first=Hyunjin  |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |date=21 May 2009 |page=140}}</ref> [[Koreans in Japan]] refer to themselves as {{nihongo foot|Zainichi Chousenjin, Chousenjin|在日朝鮮人, 朝鮮人|Zainichi Chousenjin, Chousenjin|group=lower-alpha}} in Japanese or ''Jaeil Joseonin'', ''Joseonsaram'', ''Joseonin''{{efn|{{Korean|hangul=재일조선인, 조선사람, 조선인}}}} in Korean. Ethnic Koreans living in Russia and Central Asia refer to themselves as [[Koryo-saram]],{{efn|{{langx|ko|고려 사람}}; [[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]]: Корё сарам}} alluding to [[Goryeo]], a Korean dynasty spanning from 918 to 1392, which also spawned the word 'Korea'.

In the chorus of the [[Aegukga|South Korean national anthem]], Koreans are referred to as ''Daehan-saram'' ("people of the great han").{{efn|{{langx|ko|대한사람}}, {{Literal translation|People of Great Han}}}}

In an inter-Korean context, such as when dealing with the [[Koreanic languages]] or the Korean ethnicity as a whole, South Koreans use the term {{gloss|Hangyeore}}.{{efn|{{Korean|hangul=한겨레|rr=Hangyeore|mr=Han'gyŏre}}, {{Literal translation|nations/people of Han}}}}