산조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 散調, from 散 (“scattered”) + 調 (“melodies”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sanjo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sanjo
McCune–Reischauer?	sanjo
Yale Romanization?	sān.co

Noun

산조 • (sanjo) (hanja 散調)

1. (music) sanjo, a genre of traditional Korean instrumental music

References

• The Haegeum Sanjo of Four Ryu liner notes (scroll down first section below the photo to read detailed information about 산조 in English)