조국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 祖國, from 祖 (“ancestor, forefather”) + 國 (“nation, country”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [조국]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	joguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jogug
McCune–Reischauer?	choguk
Yale Romanization?	cokwuk

Noun

조국 • (joguk) (hanja 祖國)

1. motherland; homeland