육촌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 六 (“six”) + 寸 (“degree of kinship”). A degree of kinship is the relationship between a parent and a child; see more at 촌(寸) (chon).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [juk̚t͡ɕʰo̞n]
Phonetic hangul: [육촌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yukchon
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yugchon
McCune–Reischauer^?	yukch'on
Yale Romanization^?	yukchon

Noun

육촌 • (yukchon) (hanja 六寸)

second cousin (male or female)
first cousin twice removed (male or female)

Related terms

삼촌(三寸) (samchon, “uncle”)
사촌(四寸) (sachon, “first cousin”)
오촌(五寸) (ochon, “first cousin once removed”)
칠촌(七寸) (chilchon, “second cousin once removed”)
팔촌(八寸) (palchon, “third cousin”)