초성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 初 (“first”) + 聲 (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰo̞sʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [초성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	choseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	choseong
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'osŏng
Yale Romanization?	choseng

Noun

초성 • (choseong) (hanja 初聲)

1. initial sound; a consonant, consonant cluster, or silence in the syllable-initial position of Korean phonemics and hangul orthography

Synonyms

• 첫소리 (cheotsori)

Coordinate terms

• 중성 (中聲, jungseong), 종성 (終聲, jongseong)