Korean word

교포

Pronunciation

Romanizationkyopo

Meaning

  • nounoverseas Korean

Example

그는 교포입니다.keu neun kyo po im ni da

He is an overseas Korean.

Illustration for 교포 (overseas Korean)

More examples

교포 단체에서 자원봉사를 했다.kyo po tan che e seo cha won bong sa reul haet tta

I volunteered at an overseas Korean organization.

Core concept

A Korean person or person of Korean heritage living outside Korea and connected to the Korean community.

Common phrases

  • 교포 단체kyo po tan che

    overseas Korean organization

  • 한국계 교포han guk kkye kyo po

    Korean-descended overseas Korean

  • 교포 자녀kyo po cha nyeo

    overseas Korean's child

Similar words

한인hanin: People of Korean origin living abroad, considered together as a group.
교민kyomin: A Korean person residing in a foreign country.
동포tongpo: People connected by shared Korean national or cultural roots across borders.
재외동포chaeoedongpo: A person of Korean origin covered by a formal public category for overseas Koreans.

Definition in Korean

해외에 거주하는 한국인 동포를 가리키는 명사로, 넓게는 한국계 이민자와 그 자손도 포함될 수 있다.hae oe e keo ju ha neun han gu gin tong po reul ka ri ki neun myeong sa ro neol kke neun han guk kkye i min ja wa keu cha son do po ham doel ssu it tta

Word origin

This Sino-Korean term combines elements meaning a person living abroad and a compatriot, forming a word for a Korean compatriot overseas.

Usage tips

  • The term can include immigrants and their descendants, so a more specific description is useful when citizenship or personal identity matters.

Opposites

  • 내국인naegugindomestic residentnoun

Related words

  • 교포단체kyopodancheoverseas Korean organizationnoun
  • 교포문화kyopomunhwaoverseas Korean culturenoun

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