산화

산화

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠nβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [산화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sanhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sanhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	sanhwa
Yale Romanization?	san.hwa

Etymology 1

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

Noun

산화 • (sanhwa) (hanja 山火)

1. (rare) forest fire, wildfire

   Synonym: 산불 (sanbul)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 酸化 (“acidification”).

Noun

산화 • (sanhwa) (hanja 酸化)

1. oxidation, oxidization

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 山 (“mountain”) + 花 (“flower”).

Noun

산화 • (sanhwa) (hanja 山花)

1. (rare) mountain flower

   Synonym: 산꽃 (sankkot)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 散 (“scattered”) + 花 (“flower”) (variant spelling of 散華).

Noun

산화 • (sanhwa) (hanja 散花)

1. (botany) a flower that blooms but does not bear fruit

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 散華, from 散 (“scattered”) + 華 (“fruit, flower”).

Noun

산화 • (sanhwa) (hanja 散華)

1. (historical) noble death in battle

   산화(散華)은 꽃다운 목숨이 전장(戰場) 죽는 것.

   Sanhwaeun kkotdaun moksumi jeonjang jungneun geot.

   A noble death is dying on the battlefield like a flower.

2. (Buddhism) the scattering of flowers as an offering to the Buddha