화산

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 火山, from 火 (“fire”) + 山 (“mountain”)

Noun

화산 • (hwasan) (hanja 火山)

1. volcano

Related terms

• 화산암 (火山巖, hwasanam): volcanic rock
• 화산재 (hwasanjae): volcanic ash
• 화산지대 (火山地帶, hwasanjidae): volcanic zone
• 화산학 (火山學, hwasanhak): volcanology

• 사화산 (死火山, sahwasan): extinct volcano
• 활화산 (活火山, hwalhwasan): active volcano
• 휴화산 (休火山, hyuhwasan): dormant volcano

See also

• 불카누스 (bulkanuseu): Vulcan
• 용암 (鎔巖, yong'am): magma