Major Korean Rivers
1. Bukhan
2. Chaeryong
3. Changja
4. Changjin
5. Chongchon
6. Hochon
7. Imjin
8. Kumya
9. Orang
10. Piryu
11. Pothong
12. Ryesong
13. Songchon
14. Taedong
15. Taeryong
16. Tumen
17. Yalu
18. Hantan
19. Soyang
20. Hongcheon
21. Han
22. Namhan
23. Geum
24. Mangyeong
25. Dongjin
26. Yeongsan
27. Seomjin
28. Nakdong
29. Geumho
30. Hwang
31. Nam
Popularity of Use
A % E % I % O % U %
17 54% 11 35% 5 16% 16 51% 7 22%
B % C % D % F % G %
1 3% 7 22% 3 9% 0 0% 19 61%
H % J % K % L % M %
14 45% 5 16% 3 9% 1 3% 8 25%
N % P % Q % R % S %
26 83% 2 6% 0 0% 5 16% 5 16%
T % V % W % X % Y %
5 16% 0 0% 1 3% 0 0% 9 29%
Z %
0 0%
Rivers by Popularity of use
83% N:
61% G, N:
54% A, G, N: Naga (Indo: Dragon, Ko: Get out), Gang (Korean: River)
51% O, A, G, N:
45% H, O, A, G, N: Han,
35% E, H, O, A, G, N:
29% Y, E, H, O, A, G, N:
25% M, Y, E, H, O, A, G, N: Nam, Mangyeong, Namhan,
22% C, U, M, Y, E, H, O, A, G, N: Geumho, Geum, Hongcheon,
Hochon, Chongcheon,
16% T, J, I, R, S, C, U, M, Y, E, H, O, A, G, N: Seomjin, Yeongsan,
Soyang, Hantan, Tumen, Taeryong, Songchon, Ryesong,
Orang, Imjin, Changjin, Changja, Chaeryong,
9% K, D, T, J, I, R, S, C, U, M, Y, E, H, O, A, G, N: Nakdong, Dongjin,
Taedong, Kumya,
6% P, K, D, T, J, I, R, S, C, U, M, Y, E, H, O, A, G, N: Pothong, Piryu,
3% B, L, W, P, K, D, T, J, I, R, S, C, U, M, Y, E, H, O, A, G, N: Hwang,
Yalu, Bukhan
0% Z, V, X, F, Q
Conclusion
At 54% Gang should be the first named river considering it means 'River'.
The Han River is the first river named at 45%, And for a considerable time Han is the only named river.
Then at 25% an upriver section is named Namhan. Along with the Mangyeong River further down the coast, and up the Mangyeong and over the mountains to the inland river of Nam.
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