고조선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 古朝鮮

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)d͡ʑo̞sʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)조선]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gojoseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gojoseon
McCune–Reischauer?Kojosŏn
Yale Romanization?kōcosen

Proper noun

고조선 • (Gojoseon) (hanja 古朝鮮)

  1. (historical) Gojoseon, an ancient kingdom on the Korean peninsula (? – 108 BCE)

See also
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