개창

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 開創.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɛt͡ɕʰa̠ŋ] ~ [ke̞t͡ɕʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [개창/게창]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaechang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaechang
McCune–Reischauer?	kaech'ang
Yale Romanization?	kay.chang

Noun

개창 • (gaechang) (hanja 開創)

1. foundation

Derived terms

• 개창(開創)하다 (gaechanghada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 開敞.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɛt͡ɕʰa̠ŋ] ~ [ke̞t͡ɕʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [개창/게창]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaechang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaechang
McCune–Reischauer?	kaech'ang
Yale Romanization?	kay.chang

Root

개창 • (gaechang) (hanja 開敞)

1. Root of 개창하다 (gaechanghada). Rarely used alone.

Derived terms

• 개창(開敞)하다 (gaechanghada)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 開窓.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɛt͡ɕʰa̠ŋ] ~ [ke̞t͡ɕʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [개창/게창]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaechang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaechang
McCune–Reischauer?	kaech'ang
Yale Romanization?	kay.chang

Noun

개창 • (gaechang) (hanja 開窓)

1. (surgery) fenestration

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 疥瘡.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)창/게(ː)창]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaechang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaechang
McCune–Reischauer?	kaech'ang
Yale Romanization?	kāy.chang

Noun

개창 • (gaechang) (hanja 疥瘡)

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) scabies

   Synonym: 옴 (om)