Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 高潮, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 高潮 (kōchō).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gojo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gojo
McCune–Reischauer?kojo
Yale Romanization?koco

Noun

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고조 (gojo) (hanja 高潮)

  1. (oceanography) high tide
  2. climax