조선

Sino-Korean word from 朝鮮, cognate with mainland Korean 조선 (joseon).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕo̞sən/

조선 (joseon)

1. (historical) Joseon
2. (rare) Korea
3. (rare) North Korea

• (Korea): 한국 (han'guk)

Sino-Korean word from 朝鮮

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [조선]

조선 • (Joseon) (hanja 朝鮮)

1. (North Korea, China, Japan, dated or humorous in South Korea, increasingly dated in Koryo-mar) Korea (a country in East Asia, now divided into North Korea and South Korea)

   Synonym: (South Korean) 한국(韓國) (Han'guk)

2. (historical) Korea under the Joseon dynasty (1392 CE — 1910 CE) and Japanese colonial rule (1910 CE — 1945 CE)
3. (North Korea, China, Japan) Short for 조선민주주의인민공화국(朝鮮民主主義人民共和國) (Joseon-minjujuui-inmin-gonghwaguk, “the Democratic People's Republic of Korea”).
4. (uncommon) Synonym of 고조선(古朝鮮) (Gojoseon, “Gojoseon”).

• 조선 (朝鮮, ^joseon) was the official name of Korea from 1394 to 1897, the de facto name from 1897 to 1910, and again the official name from 1910 to 1945 (though as a Japanese colony). When referring to Korea during these periods, all Koreans use the word 조선 (朝鮮, ^joseon). When referring to the period from 1394 to 1910, the term 조선봉건왕조 (朝鮮封建王朝, ^joseonbonggeonwangjo, “Joseon feudalist dynasty”) is used in North Korea.
• After Korea was divided in 1945, South Koreans have generally referred to Korea by the name 한국 (韓國, ^han'guk), a shortening of South Korea's official name, 대한민국 (大韓民國, ^daehanmin'guk, “Republic of Korea”), which is itself based on 대한제국 (大韓帝國, ^daehanjeguk, “Empire of Korea”), the official name from 1897 to 1910.
• Middle-aged and older speakers in South Korea may sometimes use 조선 (朝鮮, ^joseon) to refer to contemporary Korea without any particular connotation. It is not used for contemporary contexts by younger speakers unless with a sarcastic, disparaging connotation (presumably due to association with North Korea and with old dynastic rule when Korea was weak).
• North Korea preserves the name 조선 (朝鮮, ^joseon) and uses it to refer to Korea in contemporary contexts. Accordingly, North Koreans will refer to South Korea as 남조선 (南朝鮮, ^namjoseon, “South Joseon”).
• For Koreans in China, 조선 (朝鮮, ^joseon) usually refers specifically to North Korea, while South Korea is referred to as 한국 (韓國, ^han'guk).

• 북한 (北韓, ^bukhan)
• 남한 (南韓, ^namhan)
• 한국 (韓國, ^han'guk)

Sino-Korean word from 造船

• (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.

조선 • (joseon) (hanja 造船)

1. shipbuilding

Sino-Korean word from 祖先

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [조선]

조선 • (joseon) (hanja 祖先)

1. ancestor

Sino-Korean word from 釣船

• (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.

조선 • (joseon) (hanja 釣船)

1. fishing boat

Sino-Korean word from 漕船

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [조선]

조선 • (joseon) (hanja 漕船)

1. cargo ship