TERMES ROYAUX DE LA DYNASTIE DE JOSEON

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A
Aba mama () A term of address used by a royal child for his father.
Abanim () Archaic term for abeonim (father).
Agasshi () Young Lady or Miss; a term of address used by a servant
for the unmarried daughter of his master.
Agisshi () His/Her Young Highness; the style used to address a
young prince or princess.
Asshi () A shortened form of agasshi.
Awoo () Archaic term for dongsaeng.
B
Bin (, ) Royal Concubine of the First Senior Rank.
Bin-gung (, ) lit. Consorts Palace. Another way of addressing a
Crown Princes Consort.
Bubuin (, ) Grand Princess Consort; wife of a Grand Prince.
Budaebuin (, ) Grand Internal Princess Consort; consort of
a Grand Internal Prince.
Buin (, ) Wife.
Buma (, ) Royal Son-in-law.
Buwongun (, ) Internal Prince; father of a Queen Consort.
C
Cheong nara ( ()) Qing Dynasty of China.
Cheop (, ) Concubine.
Chonggak ( ) Bachelor.
D
Daebi (, ) Queen Dowager; wife of the previous King.
Daegam (, ) His/Your Excellency; a term of address used for the
First Senior to Second Senior ranks.
Daegun (, ) Grand Prince; legitimate son of a King.
Daejang (, ) General/Chief/Leader.
Dae-janggun (, ) Great General.
Daewang (, ) Great King; a title used to refer to the current King
[pre-Joseon] or the deceased kings.

Daewangdaebi (, ) Grand Royal Queen Dowager; former

Queen Consort that is more senior than the other two queens dowager.
Daewon-gun (, ) Grand Internal Prince/Prince Regent; the
Kings father who has never reigned as King himself.
Dang nara ( ()) Tang Dynasty of China
Dong-gung (, ) Eastern Palace where a Crown Prince resides.
Another way of addressing a Crown Prince. [Joseon]
Doryeong () Bachelor; less formal form of Young Master.
Doryeon-nim () Young Master.
Doseong (, ) Capital city.
E
Eolja (, ) Children of a nobleman with his lowborn concubine
(slave).
Eoma mama () A term of address used by a royal child for his
mother.
Eomanim () Archaic term for eomonim (mother).
Eonni () Older sister or sibling. Also romanized as unni, it is widely
used between female siblings in modern settings.
G
Geumsang (, ) One of the titles used to refer to the current King.
Gibang (, ) A courtesan house.
Ginyeo (, ) A female entertainer or courtesan during Joseon
Dynasty.
Gisaeng (, ) Another name for ginyeo.
Gong (, ) Royal Prince.
Gongju (, ) Royal Princess; legitimate daughter of the King.
Goong/gung (, ) Royal Palace.
Goongju/gungju (, ) A title used to refer to the consorts and
daughters of the King during Goryeo and early Joseon Dynasties before the
system for royal concubines was introduced in Sejongs 10th year of reign. It
was also a way to refer to the illegitimate daughters of the King during King
Chungseons rule.
Gun (, ) Prince; illegitimate son of the King; son of a Grand Prince.
Gunbuin (, ) Princess Consort; wife of a Prince.
Gungnyeo (, ) Court Lady.
Gunju (, ) Legitimate daughter of a Crown Prince.
Gun-ui (, ) Prince Consort. Consort of a Royal Princess.
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Gwa-in (, ) lit. Morally Deficient One. A title used by a King to refer

to himself during a conversation with his subjects.
Gwi-in (, ) Royal Concubine of the First Junior Rank.
Gyebi (, ) Queen consort from the Kings second, third, etc
marriage.
Gyusu (, ) Lady or maiden. An accomplished maiden from a decent
background.
H
Halba mama () A term of address used by a royal child for his
grandfather.
Halma mama () A term of address used by a royal child for his
grandmother the Queen/Queen Dowager/etc.
Han nara ( () ) Han Dynasty of China.
Harabanim () Archaic term for harabeonim (grandfather).
Hugung (, ) Royal Concubine.
Hwanggung (, ) Imperial Palace.
Hwanghu (, ) Empress.
Hwangja (, ) Imperial Prince.
Hwangje (, ) Emperor.
Hwangnyeo (, ) Imperial Princess.
Hwangsang (, ) lit. Radiant Highness. A title used to address the
current Emperor by more senior members of the Imperial Family.
Hwangsil (, ) Imperial House (family).
Hwangtaehu (, ) Empress Dowager/Grand Empress.
Hwangtaeja (, ) Imperial Crown Prince.
Hwangtaejabi (, ) Imperial Crown Princess Consort.
Hwangtaeje (, ) Imperial Crown Brother; brother of the current
Emperor designated as an heir to the throne.
Hyeong-nim/hyeong (/) Older brother or older sibling. Nowadays, it
is used between male siblings.
Hyeonju (, ) Illegitimate daughter of a Crown Prince.
I
Imgeum () King.
Imja () Wife; a way to address a person not familiar to someone; a way
of addressing someones wife that is older than him.
J
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Jaga () The style used to address a Princess after she gets married.
[Joseon]
Janggeun ( ) General.
Jeguk (, ) Empire.
Jeoha (, ) The style used to address a Crown Prince.
Jeongbi (, ) Queen consort from the Kings first marriage; Kings
legal wife.
Jeonha (, ) Can be translated as His/Your Majesty. The style used to
address the King or an Imperial Crown Prince.
Jewang (, ) Emperor/King.
Jibang () Province/Countryside.
Jim (, ) lit. Royal We. It is used by an Emperor to refer to himself.
Jumo () Owner of a tavern.
Jungjeon (, ) lit. Central Palace. Another way of addressing a Queen
Consort. [Joseon]
Jusang (, ) The title used to address the King.
M
Mama (, ) His/Her/Your Royal Highness.
Ma-nim () Milady; a term of address used by a servant for the wife of
his master.
Mudang () Shaman.
Myeong nara (()) Ming Dynasty of China.
N
Naeuri () A variation of nari.
Nain (, ) Palace maid or court attendant.
Nangja (, ) Lady/ Maiden/ Virgin.
Nanggun () Husband; an affectionate term used by a younger wife to
address her husband.
Naratnim () Another way of referring to the King.
Nari () : A term used to officially address official of the Third Senior to
Ninth Junior ranks. It is also used generally by the commoners or lower class
citizens to address the aristocrats.
Nu-i () Archaic term for nuna.
Nunim/nuna (/) Older sister.
O
Ongju (, ) Illegitimate daughter of the King.
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Orabeoni () Archaic term for oppa (older brother).

Orabi () A variation of orabeoni,
P
Pyeha (, ): lit. Bottom of the Steps. The title used to address the
Emperor, Empress, Empress Dowager, and King [pre-Joseon].
S
Sadaebu (, ) Aristocrats/Noblemen; people of the governing
class.
Sabu-nim () Master/Teacher; a person who teaches something to
someone.
Sahyeong/ sahyung (, ) A term used by Confucian scholars to
address their seniors, whom they regarded as brothers under the same
tutelage. Derived from the Chinese term of the same meaning shige ().
Sanggam () Another way of referring to the King.
Sanggung (, ) Palace Matron/ Chief Court Lady; the highest rank
attainable by a court lady.
Sangwang (, ) King Former. A living king who voluntarily
abdicated for the current King to rise to the throne.
Seja (, ) Prince Successor; a shortened form of wangseja.
Sejabin (, ) Princess Successor Consort; a shortened form of
wangsejabin.
Seobang-nim () Husband.
Seoja (, ) Children of a nobleman with his freeborn concubine
(commoner).
Seonbi () Scholar.
Seondaewang (, ) Great Predecessor King; a title used to refer
to a deceased King.
Seongnim () A dialect from Chungcheondo Province to address ones
older brother or sister.
Seson (, ) Grand Heir; a shortened form of wangseson.
Sesonbin (, ) Grand Heir Consort; a shortened form of
wangsesonbin.
Seuseung-nim () Master/Teacher; a person who teaches something to
someone.
Shincheop (, ) A term used by the consorts and concubines of a
king to refer to herself when speaking to her husband.
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Socheop (, ) A term used by the wife of an aristocrat to refer to

herself when speaking to her husband.
Soin (, ) A term used by a man to refer to himself when speaking
with the King.
Soja (, ) A term used by a young man/prince to refer to himself
during a conversation with his parents and/or his teacher.
Sonyeo (, ) lit. Girl. A term used by a young girl/daughter/princess
to refer to herself when speaking to her parents or anyone with higher status
than her.
Song nara ( ()) Song Dynasty of China.
Soshin () A term used by a man to refer to himself when speaking with
the King.
So-ui (, ) Royal Concubine of the Second Senior Rank.
So-won (, ) Royal Concubine of the Fourth Senior Rank.
So-yong (, ) Royal Concubine of the Third Senior Rank.
Suk-ui (, ) Royal Concubine of the Second Junior Rank.
Suk-won (, ) Royal Concubine of the Fourth Junior Rank.
Suk-yong (, ) Royal Concubine of the Third Junior Rank.
T
Taeja (, ) Crown Prince; a shortened form of hwangtaeja.
Taejabi (, ) Crown Princess Consort; a shortened form of
hwangtaejabi.
Taeje (, ) Crown Brother; a shortened form of hwangtaeje.
Taenyeo () Crown Princess.
Taesangwang (, ) Grand King Former. A title used to address
an abdicated king that is more senior than sangwang.
U
Uibin (, ) Son-in-law of the king.
W
Wang (, ) King.
Wangbi (, ) Queen Consort.
Wangdaebi (, ) Royal Queen Dowager; a former Queen Consort
that is more senior than Queen Dowager.
Wanghu (, ) lit. Queen. The suffix attached to the posthumous
name of a Queen Consort.
Wangja (, ) Royal Prince or simply Prince.
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Wangnyeo (, ) Royal Princess or simply Princess.

Wangseja (, ) Royal Prince Successor. The official heir to the
throne.
Wangsejabin (, ) Royal Prince Successor Consort. The
consort of Royal Prince Successor.
Wangseje (, ) Royal Brother Successor. The brother of the
current King who is the official heir to the throne in case the current King has
no son of his own.
Wangsejebin (, ) Royal Brother Successors Consort.
Wangseson (, ) Royal Grandson Heir Apparent. The firstborn
son of the Prince Successor and the eldest grandson of the current King. The
next in line to the throne after his father.
Wangsesonbin (, ) Royal Grandson Heir Apparents
Consort. The wife of Royal Grandson Heir Apparent.
Wangsil (, ) Royal House (family).
Wangson (, ) Royal grandson.
Won nara (()) Yuan Dynasty of China.
Wonja (, ) First Son/ Prince Royal. The title given to the firstborn
son of the current King before his inauguration as the Prince Successor.
Y
Yangban (, ) Aristocrats/Noblemen; elite class of the Joseon
Dynasty.
Yeonggam () A title used to address the officers of Second Senior to
Third Senior ranks.
Yeowang (, ) Queen Regnant.