K-drama en · NOUN
Etymology
From K- (“Korean”) + drama.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Dramatic television series produced in South Korea.
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(countable) An individual television series of this genre.
I binged the third season of an insipid K-drama whose plot I could, and did, predict aloud as I brushed the cat’s increasingly matted fur.
2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 71:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-Drama | alternative | lexicographic | |
| KDrama | alternative | lexicographic | |
| K-dramas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Kdrama | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
C-drama (another country dramas) · telenovela (television dramas) · J-drama (television dramas) · K-pop (Korean-language entertainment) · K-film (Korean-language entertainment) · J-dorama (television dramas) · manhwa (Korean-language entertainment) · J-drama (another country dramas) · K-horror (Korean-language entertainment)
Synonyms
Translations (13)
ja 韓国ドラマ (Korean TV drama) · cmn 韓國電視劇 /韩国电视剧 (Korean TV drama) · fr drama coréen (Korean TV drama) · fi korealainen TV-draama (Korean TV drama) · cmn 韓劇 /韩剧 (Korean TV drama) · ru К-дра́ма (Korean TV drama) · ru коре́йский сериа́л (Korean TV drama) · ja 韓ドラ (Korean TV drama) · id drakor (Korean TV drama) · es drama coreano (Korean TV drama) · ru коре́йская дра́ма (Korean TV drama) · ko 한드 (Korean TV drama) · ko 한국 드라마 (Korean TV drama)