.kr is the
Internet
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country code
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top-level domain
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(
ccTLD
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) for the Republic of Korea (
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its ...
). Registrations are processed via registration agents.
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 domain
In the Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy, a second-level domain (SLD or 2LD) is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain (TLD). For example, in , is the second-level domain of the TLD.
Second-level domains commonly refer to the organ ...
s.
1. Sunrise I (18 September–20 November 2006)
* Governmental Bodies only
2. Sunrise II (21 November 2006–27 February 2007)
* A holder of 3rd level .kr domain
* The registered 3rd level domain and the 3rd level domain should be registered before 13 March 2006
* The full name of registered trademark using same alphabetical order
3. Landrush (28 March–11 April 2007)
* Anyone or any business entity who has an address in the territory
4. 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 domain names and working sites became active during 2011.
Domains and subdomains
Defunct domains and subdomains
Domain hacks
.kr domains are sometimes used as
domain hack
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s such as flic.kr, an alternative address for
Flickr
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.
New generic top level domains (new gTLDs) registered by South Korean organizations or individuals
* .doosan: A new brand gTLD for the
Doosan Group
Doosan Group () is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation. In 2009, the corporation was placed in the ''Fortune'' Global 500 index. It is the parent company of Bobcat and Škoda Power. Doosan Group is the oldest running company ...
.
* .hyundai: A new brand gTLD for the
Hyundai Motor Group
The Hyundai Motor Group (HMG; ; ; stylized as HYUΠDAI) is a South Korean ''chaebol'' (loosely similar to a multinational conglomerate but without a central holding company or ownership structure) headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
The HMG ...
.
* .kia: A new brand gTLD for
Kia Motors.
* .samsung: A new brand gTLD for the
Samsung
The Samsung Group (or simply Samsung) ( ko, 삼성 ) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under th ...
Group.
* .lotte: A new brand gTLD for the
Lotte Group.
* . (
.xn--t60b56a
; ''.dat-net''): A new technology gTLD.
Korean Hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The ...
transliteration of
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national id ...
"
dotnet."
* . (
.xn--mk1bu44c
; ''.dat-keom''): A new technology gTLD. Korean Hangul transliteration of English "
dotcom."
* . (
.xn--cg4bki
; ''.Samseong''): A new brand gTLD for the
Samsung
The Samsung Group (or simply Samsung) ( ko, 삼성 ) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under th ...
Group.
See also
*
.kp
.kp is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). It was created on 24 September 2007.
History
The DPRK applied for the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in 2004. ICANN, ...
: The top-level domain for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...
)
*
Communications in South Korea
Footnotes
References
External links
KRNICWhois Search (in English) - KISAWhois Search (in Korean) - KISA
Country code top-level domains
Internet in South Korea
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