육조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 六曹, from 六 (“six”) + 曹 (“ministry”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [juk̚t͡ɕ͈o̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [육쪼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Yukjo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Yugjo
McCune–Reischauer?	Yukcho
Yale Romanization?	yukco

Proper noun

육조 • (Yukjo) (hanja 六曹)

1. (history) The six major ministries of the Korean Joseon Dynasty, namely the ministries of personnel, taxation, rites, military affairs, punishments, and public works.

See also

• Six Ministries of Joseon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia