조선

Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Jeju word from 朝鮮, cognate with mainland Korean 조선 (joseon).

Proper noun

조선 (Joseon)

1. (historical) Joseon
2. (rare) Korea
3. (rare) North Korea

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 朝鮮

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [조선]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Joseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Joseon
McCune–Reischauer?	Chosŏn
Yale Romanization?	cosen

Proper noun

조선 • (Joseon) (hanja 朝鮮)

1. (historical) Gojoseon, an ancient kingdom on the Korean peninsula (? – 108 BCE)
2. (historical) Joseon, an old dynasty on the Korean peninsula (1392 CE – 1897 CE)
3. (historical) Korea under Japanese colonial rule (1910 CE – 1945 CE)
4. (chiefly North Korea, China, Japan) Korea
5. Short for 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Joseonminjujuuiinmin'gonghwaguk, “the Democratic People's Republic of Korea”).

Derived terms

• 남조선 (南朝鮮, Namjoseon)
• 북조선 (北朝鮮, Bukjoseon)
• 조선글 (朝鮮—, joseon'geul)
• 조선말 (朝鮮—, joseonmal)
• 조선민주주의인민공화국 (朝鮮民主主義人民共和國, joseonminjujuuiinmin'gonghwaguk)
• 조선반도 (朝鮮半島, joseonbando)
• 조선봉건왕조 (朝鮮封建王朝, joseonbonggeonwangjo)
• 조선사람 (朝鮮—, joseonsaram)
• 조선시대 (朝鮮時代, joseonsidae)
• 조선어 (朝鮮語, joseoneo)
• 조선왕조 (朝鮮王朝, joseonwangjo)
• 조선인 (朝鮮人, joseonin)

 

See also

• 북한 (北韓, Bukhan)
• 남한 (南韓, Namhan)
• 한국 (韓國, Han'guk)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 造船

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [조(ː)선]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	joseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	joseon
McCune–Reischauer?	chosŏn
Yale Romanization?	cōsen

Noun

조선 • (joseon) (hanja 造船)

1. shipbuilding

Derived terms

• 조선하다 (造船—, joseonhada)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 祖先

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [조선]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	joseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	joseon
McCune–Reischauer?	chosŏn
Yale Romanization?	cosen

Noun

조선 • (joseon) (hanja 祖先)

1. ancestor

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 釣船

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [조(ː)선]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	joseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	joseon
McCune–Reischauer?	chosŏn
Yale Romanization?	cōsen

Noun

조선 • (joseon) (hanja 釣船)

1. fishing boat

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 漕船

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [조선]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	joseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	joseon
McCune–Reischauer?	chosŏn
Yale Romanization?	cosen

Noun

조선 • (joseon) (hanja 漕船)

1. cargo ship