북조선

북조선

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[puk̚t͡ɕ͈o̞sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic Hangul[북쪼선]

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

Proper noun

북조선 • (Bukjoseon) (hanja 北朝鮮)

1. (North Korea) North Korea

Synonyms

• 북한 (Bukhan) (in South Korea)

Descendants

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

See also

• 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Joseonminjujuuiinmin-gonghwaguk)
• 남조선 (Namjoseon)