Korea, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries, 1500-2000
A collection of encyclopedias and dictionaries from Korea. This collection is being published as images become available.
Korea, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
What is in This Collection?
This is a collection of encyclopedias and dictionaries from Korea for the dates 1500-2000. The collection will be published as images become available and may help you with your genealogy.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are in Korean, written using Chinese hanja characters. For help reading the records, see the following resources:
General Information:
Reading Hangul: (Korean letters)
Reading Hanja: (Chinese characters)
- FamilySearch Video Tutorials (for Korean speakers
- Background on HanJa Characters
- Translating Hanja and Hangul
To Browse This Collection
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Encyclopedia and dictionary
- Family name
- Province
- City or county
- Year
Collection Details
Language
Korean
Location of Original Records
국립중앙도서관 (National Library of Korea, Seoul)
"한국백과 사전 및 사전, 1500-2000." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2026. Citing 국립중앙도서관 (National Library of Korea, Seoul).