There are many similar sounding words between two languages among Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Korean languages. That means, there are words which sound similar in all three languages!
Here you will find 23 examples of similar sounding words.
| English | Japanese | Chinese Mandarin | Korean | |||
| zoo | 動物園 | dōbutsu-en | 动物园 | Dòngwùyuán | 동물원 | dongmul-won |
| library | 図書館 | tosho-kan | 图书馆 | túshū guǎn | 도서관 | doseogwan |
| cheers | 乾杯 | kanpai | 干杯 | gānbēi | 건배 | geonbae |
| time | 時間 | jikan | 时间 | shíjiān | 시간 | sigan |
| skin | 皮膚 | hifu | 皮肤 | pífū | 피부 | pibu |
| bridegroom | 新郎 | shinrō | 新郎 | xīnláng | 신랑 | sinlang |
| exercise | 運動 | undō | 运动 | yùndòng | 운동 | undong |
| moving (touching) | 感動 | kandō | 感动 | gǎndòng | 감동 | gamdong |
| move | 移動 | idō | 移动 | yídòng | 이동 | idong |
| sightseeing | 観光 | kankō | 观光 | Guānguāng | 관광 | gwangwang |
| market | 市場 | shijō | 市场 | shìchǎng | 시장 | sijang |
| safety | 安全 | anzen | 安全 | ānquán | 안전 | anjeon |
| courage | 勇気 | yūki | 勇气 | yǒngqì | 용기 | yong-gi |
| all, everything | 全部 | zenbu | 全部 | quánbù | 전부 | jeonbu |
| contents | 内容 | naiyō | 内容 | nèiróng | 내용 | naeyong |
| agree | 同意 | dōi | 同意 | tóngyì | 동의 | dong-ui |
| victory | 勝利 | shōri | 胜利 | shènglì | 승리 | seungli |
| impression | 印象 | inshō | 印象 | yìnxiàng | 인상 | insang |
| prepare | 準備 | junbi | 准备 | zhìbèi | 준비 | junbi |
| interest, concern | 関心 | kanshin | 关心 | guānxīn | 관심 | gwansim |
| indoor | 室内 | shitsunai | 室内 | shìnèi | 실내 | silnae |
| single person | 単身 | tanshin | 单身 | dānshēn | 단신 | dansin |
| tofu | 豆腐 | tōfu | 豆腐 | dòufu | 두부 | dubu |
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