화장

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 化粧

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [화장]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwajang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwajang
McCune–Reischauer?	hwajang
Yale Romanization?	hwacang

Noun

화장 • (hwajang) (hanja 化粧)

1. makeup

Derived terms

• 화장실 (化粧室, hwajangsil)
• 화장품 (化粧品, hwajangpum)
• 화장하다 (化粧—, hwajanghada)
• 농화장 (濃化粧, nonghwajang)
• 진화장 (津化粧, jinhwajang)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 火葬

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwajang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwajang
McCune–Reischauer?	hwajang
Yale Romanization?	hwācang

Noun

화장 • (hwajang) (hanja 火葬)

1. cremation

Derived terms

• 화장하다 (火葬—, hwajanghada)
• 화장되다 (火葬—, hwajangdoeda)
• 생화장 (生火葬, saenghwajang)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 畫匠

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwajang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwajang
McCune–Reischauer?	hwajang
Yale Romanization?	hwācang

Noun

화장 • (hwajang) (hanja 畫匠)

1. artisan; painter

Synonyms

• 화가 (畫家, hwaga)