조왕

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Korean

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from (oven) + (king).

Noun

조왕 (jowang) (hanja 竈王)

  1. (shamanism) kitchen god
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from (go) + (go).

Noun

조왕 (jowang) (hanja 徂往)

  1. going (the act of)
Derived terms