교화

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 敎化.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)βwa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed 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)