화

Sino-Korean word from 火 (“fire”), from the Middle Korean reading 화〯 (Yale: hwǎ).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

화 • (hwa) (hanja 火)

1. anger; rage

   그 여자는 왜 화가 났습니까? ― geu yeoja-neun wae hwaga natseumnikka? ― Why was she angry?

2. short for 화요일(火曜日) (hwayoil, “Tuesday”)

• 화(火)나다 (hwanada)
• 화(火)내다 (hwanaeda)
• See the hanja entry at 火 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (火, hwa).

Sino-Korean word from 禍, from the Middle Korean reading 화〯 (Yale: hwǎ).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

화 • (hwa) (hanja 禍)

1. disaster; misfortune

   화를 부르다 ― hwa-reul bureuda ― to ask for trouble

• See the hanja entry at 禍 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (禍, hwa).

Sino-Korean word from 和, from the Middle Korean reading 화 (Yale: hwà).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [화]

화 • (hwa) (hanja 和)

1. (formal) harmony; peace

• 화(和)하다 (hwahada)
• See the hanja entry at 和 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (和, hwa).

Sino-Korean word from 化.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [화]

—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 化)

1. -ization; -ification

   서양화(西洋化) ― Westernization

   세계화(世界化) ― globalization

   발칸화(발칸化) ― Balkanhwa ― Balkanization

• 화(化)하다 (hwahada)
• See the hanja entry at 化 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (化, hwa).

Sino-Korean word from 畫.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [화]

—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 畫/畵)

1. genre or style of painting

   서양화(西洋畫) ― Western painting

   수채화(水彩畫) ― watercolour (literally, “watercolour painting”)

   풍경화(風景畫) ― landscape painting

• See the hanja entry at 畫 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (畫, hwa).

Sino-Korean word from 靴.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [화]

—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 靴)

1. type of shoe

   축구화(蹴球靴) ― soccer cleats

   러닝화(러닝靴) ― reonninghwa ― running shoes

• See the hanja entry at 靴 for Sino-Korean compounds of 화 (靴, hwa).

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

화 • (hwa)