Convert Korean addresses (한국 주소) to romanized English format for international shipping, Amazon, PayPal, and official mail
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Korean Address Format Guide
Korean Order (Big → Small)
시/도 → 시/군/구 → 읍/면/동 → 로/길 → 건물번호 → 상세주소
English Order (Small → Big)
Detail, Building No, Road, District, City, Province, ZIP, SOUTH KOREA
Common Terms
아파트→Apt. (Apartment)
동→Dong / Building
호→Unit / #
층→Floor (F)
지하→B (Basement)
빌딩→Bldg. (Building)
대로→-daero (Boulevard)
로→-ro (Road)
길→-gil (Street)
Frequently Asked Questions
Korean addresses are written in reverse order in English: start with the most specific part (apartment/unit number), then building number, road name, district, city, province, zip code, and end with SOUTH KOREA. For example, '서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로 152' becomes '152, Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06236, SOUTH KOREA'.
For Amazon, use: Address Line 1 for detail and road (e.g., '152, Teheran-ro'), Address Line 2 for district and city (e.g., 'Gangnam-gu, Seoul'), and enter the 5-digit zip code. Set the country to South Korea.
Korean road names use suffixes: 대로 (daero, boulevard), 로 (ro, road), 길 (gil, street/lane). Attach the suffix with a hyphen to the romanized name. For example, 테헤란로 → Teheran-ro, 강남대로 → Gangnam-daero.
동 (dong) refers to a building number in an apartment complex, 호 (ho) is the unit number, and 층 (cheung) means floor. For example, '101동 1502호' means Building 101, Unit 1502. In English: 'Dong 101, Unit 1502'.
지하 (jiha) means basement. Write it as 'B' followed by the floor number. For example, 지하1층 → B1, 지하2층 → B2.
도로명주소 (road-name address) uses road names and building numbers — this is the official system since 2014. 지번주소 (lot-number address) uses the older 동/리 and lot numbers. International shipping should use the road-name address format.
Yes, always include the country name for international mail. 'SOUTH KOREA' is commonly used. Korea Post's official format uses 'Republic of Korea'. Both are accepted by international postal services.
Since 2015, Korea uses 5-digit zip codes (우편번호). The old 6-digit format (3+3) is no longer valid. Enter all 5 digits without hyphens.
Administrative suffixes are hyphenated: 구 → -gu (district), 시 → -si (city), 도 → -do (province), 군 → -gun (county), 읍 → -eup (town), 면 → -myeon (township), 동 → -dong (neighborhood). For example, 강남구 → Gangnam-gu.
Yes! This tool converts your Korean address to the English format required by PayPal. Use the US format output and enter each line into the corresponding PayPal address fields.
Write the recipient name on the first line, then the street address (detail + building number + road name), district and city on the next line, province and zip code, and finally SOUTH KOREA in capital letters on the last line.
This tool uses the Revised Romanization of Korean (국어의 로마자 표기법), which is the official system used by the Korean government. Major city and district names use their official English spellings for maximum accuracy.