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joseon

/ˈd͡ʒoʊsʌn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
joseon
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒoʊsʌn/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.

Etymology

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ^조선(朝鮮)

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈd͡ʒoʊsʌn/
  • British English: /ˈd͡ʒəʊsʌn/

Inflected Forms

Chosŏn (alternative) Choson (alternative) Cosen (alternative) Chosen (alternative, historical)

Synonyms

Chaoxian Ch'ao-hsien

Questions

How do you pronounce joseon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒoʊsʌn/.
What does joseon mean?
A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.
Where does joseon come from?
It is traced to Korean.

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