교화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敎化.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)βwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [교(ː)화]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyohwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyohwa
McCune–Reischauer?kyohwa
Yale Romanization?kyōhwa

Noun

교화 • (gyohwa) (hanja 敎化)

  1. reformation, (North Korea) reeducation

Derived terms
  • 교화(敎化)하다 (gyohwahada)
  • 교화(敎化)되다 (gyohwadoeda)
  • 교화소(敎化所) (gyohwaso)
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