오촌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五 (“five”) + 寸 (“degree of kinship”). A degree of kinship is the relationship between a parent and a child, so a first cousin once removed is five degrees of kinship away from the speaker. See more at 촌 (chon).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈo̞ːt͡ɕʰo̞n]
Phonetic hangeul: [오ː촌]

Revised Romanization^?	ochon
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ochon
McCune–Reischauer^?	och'on
Yale Romanization^?	ōchon

Noun

오촌 • (ochon) (hanja 五寸)

first cousin once removed (male or female)

Related terms

삼촌 (samchon, “uncle”)
사촌 (sachon, “first cousin”)
육촌 (yukchon, “second cousin”)
칠촌 (chilchon, “second cousin once removed”)
팔촌 (palchon, “third cousin”)