순조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 順調.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sunjo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sunjo
McCune–Reischauer?	sunjo
Yale Romanization?	swūn.co

Root

순조 • (sunjo) (hanja 順調)

1. Root of 순조롭다 (sunjoropda, “to go swimmingly, to go smoothly”) / 순조로 (sunjoro, “swimmingly, smoothly”). Rarely used alone.