.kr
{{short description|Internet country-code top level domain for the Republic of Korea}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox Top level domain
|name=.kr
|image=KRNIC logo.png
|introduced={{start date and age|1986|09|29|df=y}}
|type=Country code top-level domain
|status=Active
|registry=KRNIC (KISA)
|sponsor=KISA
| registereddomains = 1,080,682
| dateregistereddomains = 2024-05-31
|intendeduse=Entities connected with South Korea
|actualuse=Popular in South Korea
|restrictions=Registrants must have a local presence within South Korea; varying restrictions exist for registration under different second-level names.
|structure=Registrations are only allowed at the third level beneath second-level domains (.co.kr, .or.kr, ...) for standard domain names while internationalized domain names must be registered at the second level.
|document=[http://domain.nida.or.kr/jsp/english/domain/policy.jsp Policies]
|disputepolicy=
|website={{URL|https://krnic.or.kr}}
|idn = yes
}}
{{Infobox Top level domain
|name={{lang|ko|.한국}}
|introduced=2011
|type=Internationalized country code top-level domain
|status=Active
|intendeduse=Entities connected with South Korea in the Hangul script
|actualuse=Fairly popular in South Korea
|restrictions=Registrants must have a local presence within South Korea[https://krnic.or.kr/jsp/eng/policy/domainNewRules.jsp Domain Name Management Rules]
|structure=Domain names contain Korean Hangul syllables, basic Latin alphabet, numbers or hyphens, and are registered at the second level.
|DNSname=xn--3e0b707e
|website=
|idn = only
|registereddomains=14,706
|dateregistereddomains=2024-05-31
}}
.kr is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Korea. Registrations are processed via registration agents.
History
From September 2006, it became possible to register domain names directly under .kr (although this is currently only possible for internationalized domain names).
Trademark holders and public bodies benefited from an "early registration period", after which the owners of .kr third-level domains had priority to get the corresponding second-level domains.
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Period !Time !Eligibility |
| Sunrise I
|18 September – 20 November 2006 |Governmental Bodies only |
| Sunrise II
|21 November 2006 – 27 February 2007 |
|
| Landrush
|28 March – 1 April 2007 |Anyone or any business entity who has an address in the territory |
| General Registration
|From 19 April 2007 |First-come first-served basis |
In 2011 a new top-level domain was registered for South Korea, intended for domain names in the local language. The top-level domain is {{lang|ko|대한민국}} domain names and working sites became active during 2011.{{Cite web|date=24 June 2011|title=Domain names are now open to Hangul|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2011/06/24/industry/Domain-names-are-now-open-to-Hangul-/2938019.html|access-date=23 September 2020|website=KoreaJoongAng Daily|language=en}}
Domains and subdomains
| class="wikitable" | ||
| style="background-color:#cccccc;"
!Domains and Subdomains !! Areas !! Registration qualifications | ||
| .kr | rowspan="2" | Commercial | rowspan="5" | Organizations or individuals |
| .co.kr | ||
| .ne.kr | Network | |
| .or.kr | Non-commercial | |
| .re.kr | Research | |
| .pe.kr | Personal | Individuals |
| .go.kr | Government | Administration, Legislation and Judicature |
| .mil.kr | Military | Military organizations |
| .ac.kr | Colleges or universities (academy) | Colleges or universities |
| .hs.kr | High schools | High schools |
| .ms.kr | Middle schools | Middle schools |
| .es.kr | Elementary schools | Elementary schools |
| .sc.kr | Schools | Other education organizations |
| .kg.kr | Kindergartens | Kindergartens |
| .seoul.kr | Seoul | rowspan="16" | Organizations or individuals that have a connection with the relevant areas{{efn|Two-syllable short names of upper level local autonomies (provinces or provincial-level cities).}} |
| .busan.kr | Busan | |
| .daegu.kr | Daegu | |
| .incheon.kr | Incheon | |
| .gwangju.kr | Gwangju | |
| .daejeon.kr | Daejeon | |
| .ulsan.kr | Ulsan | |
| .gyeonggi.kr | Gyeonggi Province | |
| .gangwon.kr | Gangwon Province | |
| .chungbuk.kr | North Chungcheong Province (Chungbuk) | |
| .chungnam.kr | South Chungcheong Province (Chungnam) | |
| .jeonbuk.kr | North Jeolla Province (Jeonbuk){{efn|name=Jeolla|1=Jeolla's Hangul spelling is {{lang|ko|전라}} (Jeon-la) but the current romanization of Korean transcribes actual pronunciation, so the region is romanized as Jeolla. In the Korean phonology, the {{IPA|/nl/}} sequence should be assimilated to {{IPA|[ll]}} or {{IPA|[nn]}}. However, the original {{IPA|[n]}} phoneme is preserved in Jeonbuk and Jeonnam, the short names for the North and South Jeolla Provinces.}} | |
| .jeonnam.kr | South Jeolla Province (Jeonnam){{efn|name=Jeolla}} | |
| .gyeongbuk.kr | North Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongbuk) | |
| .gyeongnam.kr | South Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongnam) | |
| .jeju.kr | Jeju Province | |
| {{lang|ko|한글}}.kr{{efn|Internationalized domain names (IDNs) under .kr. IDNs contains Korean Hangul only plus optional numbers and hyphens.}} | rowspan="2" | unlimited | rowspan="2" | Organizations or individuals |
.{{lang|ko|한국}}{{efn|1=Internationalized domain names (IDNs) under .{{lang|ko|한국}} (Punycode: .xn--3e0b707e; Revised Romanization of Korean: .Hanguk). IDNs contains Korean Hangul only plus optional numbers and hyphens.}} |
={{anchor|Defunct Domains and Subdomains}}Defunct domains and subdomains=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| style="background-color:#cccccc;"
!Domains and Subdomains !! Areas !! Reasons for cessation | ||
| .pusan.kr | Busan (Pusan) | rowspan="12" | Revision of the Korean romanization{{efn|The government has changed the official Korean romanization from its own variant of McCune–Reischauer to the current scheme in 2000. Hyphens (-), apostrophes (') and breves (˘) were omitted in defunct subdomains for autonomous regions.}} |
| .taegu.kr | Daegu (Taegu) | |
| .inchon.kr | Incheon (Inch'ŏn) | |
| .kwangju.kr | Gwangju (Kwangju) | |
| .taejon.kr | Daejeon (Taejŏn) | |
| .kyonggi.kr | Gyeonggi-do (Kyŏnggi) | |
| .kangwon.kr | Gangwon-do (Kangwon) | |
| .chonbuk.kr | Jeollabuk-do (Chŏnbuk) | |
| .chonnam.kr | Jeollanam-do (Chŏnnam) | |
| .kyongbuk.kr | Gyeongsangbuk-do (Kyŏngbuk) | |
| .kyongnam.kr | Gyeongsangnam-do (Kyŏngnam) | |
| .cheju.kr | Jeju-do (Cheju) | |
| .nm.kr | Network | Changed to the .ne.kr |
Domain hacks
.kr domains are sometimes used as domain hacks such as flic.kr, an alternative address for Flickr.
New generic top level domains registered by South Korean organizations or individuals
- .doosan: A new brand gTLD for the Doosan Group.
- .hyundai: A new brand gTLD for the Hyundai Motor Group.
- .kia: A new brand gTLD for Kia Motors.
- .samsung: A new brand gTLD for the Samsung Group.
- .lotte: A new brand gTLD for the Lotte Group.
- .{{lang|ko|닷넷}} (
.xn--t60b56a; .dat-net): A new technology gTLD. Korean Hangul transliteration of English "dotnet." - .{{lang|ko|닷컴}} (
.xn--mk1bu44c; .dat-keom): A new technology gTLD. Korean Hangul transliteration of English "dotcom." - .{{lang|ko|삼성}} (
.xn--cg4bki; .Samseong): A new brand gTLD for the Samsung Group.
See also
- .kp: The top-level domain for North Korea
- Communications in South Korea
Footnotes
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References
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External links
- [https://krnic.or.kr/ KRNIC]
- [https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/kr.html Delegation Record for .KR - IANA]
- [http://whois.nic.or.kr/eng/ Whois Search (in English) - KISA]
- [http://whois.nic.or.kr/kor/ Whois Search (in Korean) - KISA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007000632/http://whois.nic.or.kr/kor/ |date=2016-10-07 }}
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Category:Country code top-level domains
Category:Internet in South Korea
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