Etymology 1
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Sino-Korean word from 火 (“fire”), from the Middle Korean reading 화〯 (Yale: hwǎ).
Pronunciation
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- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwa̠(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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Revised Romanization? | hwa |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hwa |
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McCune–Reischauer? | hwa |
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Yale Romanization? | hwā |
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화 • (hwa) (hanja 火)
- anger; rage
- 그 여자는 왜 화가 났습니까? ― Geu yeoja-neun wae hwaga natseumnikka? ― Why was she angry?
- Short for 화요일(火曜日) (hwayoil, “Tuesday”).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
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Sino-Korean word from 禍, from the Middle Korean reading 화〯 (Yale: hwǎ).
Pronunciation
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- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwa̠(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | hwa |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hwa |
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McCune–Reischauer? | hwa |
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Yale Romanization? | hwā |
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화 • (hwa) (hanja 禍)
- disaster; misfortune
- 화를 부르다 ― hwa-reul bureuda ― to ask for trouble
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Etymology 3
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Sino-Korean word from 和, from the Middle Korean reading 화 (Yale: hwà).
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | hwa |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hwa |
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McCune–Reischauer? | hwa |
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Yale Romanization? | hwa |
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화 • (hwa) (hanja 和)
- (formal) harmony; peace
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Etymology 4
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Sino-Korean word from 化.
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | hwa |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hwa |
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McCune–Reischauer? | hwa |
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Yale Romanization? | hwa |
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—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 化)
- -ization; -ification
- 서양화 (西洋化) ― seoyanghwa (西洋 化 ) ― Westernization
- 세계화 (世界化) ― segyehwa (世界 化 ) ― globalization
- 발칸화 (발칸化) ― Balkanhwa ― Balkanization
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Etymology 5
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Sino-Korean word from 畫.
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | hwa |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hwa |
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McCune–Reischauer? | hwa |
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Yale Romanization? | hwa |
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—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 畫/畵)
- genre or style of painting
- 서양화 (西洋畫) ― seoyanghwa (西洋 畫 ) ― Western painting
- 수채화 (水彩畫) ― suchaehwa (水彩 畫 ) ― watercolour (lit. watercolour painting)
- 풍경화 (風景畫) ― punggyeonghwa (風景 畫 ) ― landscape painting
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Etymology 6
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Sino-Korean word from 靴.
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | hwa |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hwa |
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McCune–Reischauer? | hwa |
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Yale Romanization? | hwa |
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—화 • (-hwa) (hanja 靴)
- type of shoe
- 축구화 (蹴球靴) ― chukguhwa (蹴球 靴 ) ― soccer cleats
- 런닝화 (런닝靴) ― reonninghwa ― running shoes
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Etymology 7
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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
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화 (hwa)