Where is the East Sea?

동해는 어디에 있나요?

South Korea: Travel for kids: The fun way to discover South Korea (Travel Guide For Kids) (2019) cover

Errors in detail

South Korea is bordered by … the East Sea, also called the Sea of Japan in the northeast.

오류 내용(번역)

남한의 동북쪽은 동해, 혹은 일본해라고도 불리는 곳과 경계를 이루고 있다.

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The East Sea is on the east side of Korea, so “in the northeast” is incorrect. Also, on this book, a Korean child, Chang, introduces Korea to foreign children. No Korean would tell a foreigner “The East Sea is also called the Sea of Japan.”

동해는 한국의 동쪽에 있기 때문에 “동북쪽”이라는 표현은 잘못되었습니다. 또한 이 책은 한국 어린이 Chang이 외국인 또래 어린이들에게 한국을 소개하는 책입니다. 어느 한국인도 외국인에게 한국에 대해 소개할 때 “동해는 또한 일본해라고도 불립니다”라고 할 리가 없습니다.

If so, how should it be properly explained?

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South Korea is bordered by … the East Sea, also called the Sea of Japan, in the northeast.

→ South Korea is bordered by … the East Sea in the east.

  • Full title : South Korea: Travel for kids: The fun way to discover South Korea (Travel Guide For Kids)
  • Publisher : Dinobibi Publishing (2019)
  • ISBN : 9781080788446
  • page number : 7