조장

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 助長.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jojang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jojang
McCune–Reischauer?chojang
Yale Romanization?cōcang

Noun

조장 (jojang) (hanja 助長)

  1. promotion, encouragement (typically of something negative)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 組長.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jojang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jojang
McCune–Reischauer?chojang
Yale Romanization?cocang

Noun

조장 (jojang) (hanja 組長)

  1. head / leader of a 조(組) (jo, team; group)