조왕

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞wa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [조왕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jowang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jowang
McCune–Reischauer?	chowang
Yale Romanization?	cowang

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 竈 (“oven”) + 王 (“king”).

Noun

조왕 • (jowang) (hanja 竈王)

1. (shamanism) kitchen god

Derived terms

• 조왕방(竈王房) (jowangbang)
• 조왕신 (jowangsin)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 徂 (“go”) + 往 (“go”).

Noun

조왕 • (jowang) (hanja 徂往)

1. going (the act of)

Derived terms

• 조왕하다 (jowanghada, “to go (to a specific place”)