Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

choson

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: cho-son
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Joseon.

Etymology

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon).

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: ^조선(朝鮮)

Questions

What does choson mean?: Alternative form of Joseon.
Where does choson come from?: It is traced to Korean.

How to pronounce choson

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