조화

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 調和, from 調 (“transfer”) + 和 (“harmony”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞βwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [조화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	johwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	johwa
McCune–Reischauer?	chohwa
Yale Romanization?	cohwa

Noun

조화 • (johwa) (hanja 調和)

1. harmony; agreement
   • 모음 조화

     moeum johwa

     vowel harmony

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 造化, from 造 (“construct”) + 化 (“change”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	johwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	johwa
McCune–Reischauer?	chohwa
Yale Romanization?	cōhwa

Noun

조화 • (johwa) (hanja 造化)

1. creation