개화

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɛβwa̠] ~ [ke̞βwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [개화/게화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaehwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaehwa
McCune–Reischauer?	kaehwa
Yale Romanization?	kayhwa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 開化, from 開 (“open, begin, operate”) + 化 (“become, make, turn into”). See also Japanese 開化(かいか) (kaika).

Noun

개화 • (gaehwa) (hanja 開化)

1. enlightenment, civilization

   개화된 국민 ― gaehwadoen gungmin ― a civilized people

Derived terms

• 문명개화(文明開化) (munmyeonggaehwa, “civilization and enlightenment”)
• 개화(開化)하다 (gaehwahada, “to enlighten, civilize”)
• 개화(開化)되다 (gaehwadoeda, “to be enlightened, civilized”)
• 개화인(開化人) (gaehwain, “a civilized person”)
• 개화운동(開化運動) (gaehwaundong, “enlightenment movement”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 開花, from 開 (“open, begin, operate”) + 花 (“flower, blossom, bloom”). See also Japanese 開化(かいか) (kaika).

Noun

개화 • (gaehwa) (hanja 開花)

1. flowering, blooming, blossoming, flourishing, efflorescence

   개화를 저속 촬영한 시퀀스 ― gaehwa-reul jeosok chwaryeonghan sikwonseu ― a time-lapse sequence of a flower opening

Derived terms

• 개화(開花)하다 (gaehwahada, “to flower, bloom, blossom, flourish”)