개조

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 改造.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)d͡ʑo̞] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)d͡ʑo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)조/게(ː)조]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaejo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaejo
McCune–Reischauer?	kaejo
Yale Romanization?	kāyco

Noun

개조 • (gaejo) (hanja 改造)

1. remodelling

Derived terms

• 개조하다 (改造—, gaejohada)
• 개조되다 (改造—, gaejodoeda)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 改組.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)d͡ʑo̞] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)d͡ʑo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)조/게(ː)조]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaejo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaejo
McCune–Reischauer?	kaejo
Yale Romanization?	kāyco

Noun

개조 • (gaejo) (hanja 改組)

1. reorganization

Derived terms

• 개조하다 (改組—, gaejohada)
• 개조되다 (改組—, gaejodoeda)