조선

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 ancient kingdom on the Korean peninsula (1392 CE – 1897 CE)
3. (historical) Korea under Japanese rule (1910 CE – 1945 CE)
4. (chiefly North Koreа) Korea
5. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Short for 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Joseonminjujuuiinmin'gonghwaguk, “the Democratic People's Republic of Korea”). (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

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

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