북조선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 北朝鮮, from 北 (“North”) + 朝鮮 (“Korea”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[puk̚t͡ɕ͈o̞sʰʌ̹n]
Phonetic Hangul[북쪼선]

Revised Romanization^?	Bukjoseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	Bugjoseon
McCune–Reischauer^?	Pukchosŏn
Yale Romanization^?	Pukqcosen

Proper noun

북조선 • (Bukjoseon) (hanja 北朝鮮)

(North Korea) North Korea

Synonyms

북한 (Bukhan) (in South Korea)

Descendants

→ Chinese: 北朝鮮
→ Japanese: 北朝鮮 (Kita Chōsen) (calque)
→ Vietnamese: Bắc Triều Tiên

See also

조선민주주의인민공화국 (Joseonminjujuuiinmin-gonghwaguk)
남조선 (Namjoseon)

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