(historical) southern Korea

historic, historical / already-happened, past / former, old, traditional

interest

history / the study of history

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

the south (cardinal point) / a southerly, south wind

(archaic) the south

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

Korea, Korean

Korea (now especially South Korea) / (historical) Han (ancient Chinese county, viscounty, and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty) / (historical) Short for 三韓 (Sankan, “Samhan”).