조장

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 助長.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [조(ː)장]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jojang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jojang
McCune–Reischauer?chojang
Yale Romanization?cōcang

Noun

조장 • (jojang) (hanja 助長)

  1. promotion, encouragement (typically of something negative)
Derived terms
  • 조장(助長)되다 (jojangdoeda)
  • 조장(助長)하다 (jojanghada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 組長.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jojang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jojang
McCune–Reischauer?chojang
Yale Romanization?cocang

Noun

조장 • (jojang) (hanja 組長)

  1. head / leader of a 조(組) (jo, “team; group”)
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