조반

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 早飯 (“breakfast”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	joban
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	joban
McCune–Reischauer?	choban
Yale Romanization?	cōpan

Noun

조반 • (joban) (hanja 早飯)

1. breakfast

Synonyms

• 아침 식사 (achim siksa)