South Korea, Korea
noun
The Korea Country is Korea, of course... well, South Korea that is.
かんこく
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
私は去年、韓国を訪れました。
I visited South Korea last year.
この韓国ドラマ、再放送されるのかな。
I wonder if this Korean drama series will be rebroadcasted.
韓国には日本語を学ぶ韓国人がたくさんいます。
In South Korea, there are many Koreans who learn Japanese.