조왕

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jowang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jowang
McCune–Reischauer?chowang
Yale Romanization?cowang

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 竈 (“oven”) + 王 (“king”).

    Noun

    조왕 • (jowang) (hanja 竈王)

    1. (shamanism) kitchen god
    Derived terms
    • 조왕방(竈王房) (jowangbang)
    • 조왕신 (jowangsin)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 徂 (“go”) + 往 (“go”).

      Noun

      조왕 • (jowang) (hanja 徂往)

      1. going (the act of)
      Derived terms
      • 조왕하다 (jowanghada, “to go (to a specific place”)
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