Hamhung

/hɑmˈhʊŋ/

Hamhung proper noun: the provincial capital of South Hamgyong Province, North Korea; the country's 2nd-largest city and 3rd-largest port.

Proper noun

Hamhung

The provincial capital of South Hamgyong Province, North Korea; the country's 2nd-largest city and 3rd-largest port.
- Author, editor, memoirist, Hyun isn't exactly searching for his roots. Rather, at 70, he's trying to make sense of a life that began in the industrial city of Hamhung, near the east coast of what is now North Korea, and has somehow deposited him in New York and France.1998 July 8, Don Kirk, “A Literary Wanderer, Far From North Korea”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 May 2024, Style
- Hamhung is North Korea’s second city. The birthplace of the founder of Korea’s Ri dynasty and the site of a famous battle during the Korean War, Hamhung has since developed into a spacious industrial city of around 750,000 inhabitants.2008, Robert Willoughby, “East Coast to Tanchon”, in North Korea (Bradt Travel Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 175

But my mother was such a good scholar that she was accepted at a college in the nearby city of Hamhung.2015, Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom (Non-fiction), Penguin Books, →ISBN, →OCLC...
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had detected the launch of what it presumed were two ballistic missiles at about 8 a.m. (2300 GMT) from near Hamhung, on the east coast of North Korea.2022 January 26, “North Korea fires two missiles as U.S. condemns flurry of tests”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2022...

alternative form	Hamheung
alternative form	Ham-heng

From McCune-Reischauer romanization Hamhŭng of Korean 함흥(咸興) (Hamheung).

What does Hamhung mean?: Hamhung means the provincial capital of South Hamgyong Province, North Korea; the country's 2nd-largest city and 3rd-largest port.
What is Hamhung in Hindi?: Hamhung in Hindi is हामहुंग (hāmhuṅg). See Hamhung meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Hamhung in a sentence?: But my mother was such a good scholar that she was accepted at a college in the nearby city of Hamhung.
What part of speech is Hamhung?: Hamhung is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hamhung?: Hamhung is pronounced /hɑmˈhʊŋ/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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