교화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敎化.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkjo(ː)βwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [교(ː)화]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyohwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyohwa
McCune–Reischauer?	kyohwa
Yale Romanization?	kyōhwa

Noun

교화 • (gyohwa) (hanja 敎化)

1. reformation, (North Korea) reeducation

Derived terms

• 교화(敎化)하다 (gyohwahada)
• 교화(敎化)되다 (gyohwadoeda)
• 교화소(敎化所) (gyohwaso)