What does 北朝鮮 mean?
北朝鮮 is a Japanese noun meaning “North Korea” in English. It is written as 北朝鮮 in kanji, きたちょうせん in hiragana, and kitachousen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
今日のトピックは「北朝鮮による日本人拉致問題」です。
Today's topic is "the problem of Japanese people abducted by North Korea".