북조선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 北朝鮮, from 北 (“North”) + 朝鮮 (“Korea”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puk̚t͡ɕ͈o̞sʰʌ̹n]

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• Phonetic hangul: [북쪼선]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Bukjoseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Bugjoseon
McCune–Reischauer?	Pukchosŏn
Yale Romanization?	pukcosen

Proper noun

북조선 • (Bukjoseon) (hanja 北朝鮮)

1. (Japan, dated in North Korea) North Korea (a country in East Asia)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 北朝鮮／北朝鲜
• → Japanese: 北朝鮮 (Kita Chōsen) (calque)
• → Vietnamese: Bắc Triều Tiên

See also

• 공화국 (Gonghwaguk)
• 남조선 (Namjoseon)