저조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 低調.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeojo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeojo
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏjo
Yale Romanization?	cēco

Noun

저조 • (jeojo) (hanja 低調)

1. low tide

   Synonym: 간조(干潮) (ganjo)

   Antonyms: 고조(高潮) (gojo), 만조(滿潮) (manjo)